<p>Microphone outputs are typically very low level and have only enough output to drive a sensitive preamp, not headphones.  To drive headphones you need an amplified output.  According to a variety of sources, the D3300 does not have a headphone jack, which means you have to provide a separate amplifier, which means you have to provide one, and the power to drive it, and the cable to connect to it.  I suspect the best solution would be a battery-powered preamp that receives your mic output and then delivers two amplified outputs: line level for your D3300 input jack and phones-level for your headphones.</p>

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2017-02-24T17:55:55.527Z
2017-02-24T17:55:55.527Z
Michael Tiemann
<p>How can I from my Nikon d3300 get a headphone output? Im using rode micro I would like it not to be a huge box or super long cable.</p>
<p>This is my first preference. Start in the upper left. (mic)
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/6CPyH.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/6CPyH.png" alt="This is my first preference. Start in the upper left. (mic)" /></a></p>
<p>This is my second preference. Start in the upper left. (mic)
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Nx4Xe.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Nx4Xe.png" alt="This is my second preference. Start in the upper left. (mic)" /></a></p>
<p>REG/rode_videomicro_compact_on_camera.html</p>

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2017-02-24T14:18:53.980Z
Nikon d3300:https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1266500-DEMO/nikon_1532_d3300_dslr_camera_with.html

Rode Micro:https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1183909-REG/rode_videomicro_compact_on_camera.html
Darren Paul Cassar
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Nikon D3300 Headphone output?
Darren Paul Cassar
# Nikon D3300 Headphone output?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-02-24)

How can I from my Nikon d3300 get a headphone output? Im using rode micro I would like it not to be a huge box or super long cable.

This is my first preference. Start in the upper left. (mic)
[![This is my first preference. Start in the upper left. (mic)](https://i.sstatic.net/6CPyH.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/6CPyH.png)

This is my second preference. Start in the upper left. (mic)
[![This is my second preference. Start in the upper left. (mic)](https://i.sstatic.net/Nx4Xe.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/Nx4Xe.png)

REG/rode\_videomicro\_compact\_on\_camera.html

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> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Nikon d3300:https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1266500-DEMO/nikon_1532_d3300_dslr_camera_with.html  Rode Micro:https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1183909-REG/rode_videomicro_compact_on_camera.html  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-02-24. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Microphone outputs are typically very low level and have only enough output to drive a sensitive preamp, not headphones. To drive headphones you need an amplified output. According to a variety of sources, the D3300 does not have a headphone jack, which means you have to provide a separate amplifier, which means you have to provide one, and the power to drive it, and the cable to connect to it. I suspect the best solution would be a battery-powered preamp that receives your mic output and then delivers two amplified outputs: line level for your D3300 input jack and phones-level for your headphones.


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