Well, it looks like you were all correct, however it was a complete disaster when it came to the camcorder. The MIC fitted perfectly, but just wouldn't' work - seems that we need some kind of adapter which is "optional" when you buy the camera, and one that must be 600 ohms or something daft like that.
Gonna be buying a new camera soon - perhaps that DVD cam, which records onto DVD, however, if I cant get a MIC into it, then I shall think again!
Regards,
Maz