External mic for video recoding.

I have Audio Technica ATR-3350 (Lavalier microphone) & RODE SVM (Video Stereo Mic).
Can I use its as external mic?
Thank you.

See this earlier thread:
http://discussions.info.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=11749871
Phil

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