Hopefully not a Dumb Question

In an effort to enhance my skillset and improve the quality of what
I might be able to provide potential clients I am looking for ways to improve my audio.

More specifially, lets' pretend I go to a location, set up my inexpensive camera (which has a poor mic at best) and I take my laptop to capture audio separtley. Is there a way I can use a wireless mic to and capture audio in my laptop via audition?

Have done some searches (no luck).
Researched wireless mics (lapel mics etc) but am confused about how to capture the audio. My inexpensive camera can only capture via built in mic.

I am an older geek, still learning, trying to get better. Keep in mind my target audience (clients) would be no where remotely close to what you professionals with the high powered equipment would be.

sorry for rambling, trying to improve.

Fhank
Thank you for taking the time to post.

Thank you for taking the time to respond.

I am familiar with firewire and have several things I use firewire for as well as usb.

Maybe I should have posed my question more clearly. Since I have audition, I was looking for a way to record audio via a wireless mic.
Last week I did some experimentation, set up camera shot a short piece while having my laptop set up with audition and an inexpensive plug in mic. Though I can see how I might be able to make this work, the down fall is if my on camera talent is further away than the plug mic can reach.

So I think the question is what device would be the best value to capture/record audio with a wireless mic.

On a side note a year or so ago I took a couple of classes and one night the instructor brought his personal camera in, we shot some video and used a wireless mic which the audio was captured into this camera. The bad news is, I am not in position to purchase a camera as nice as his.

Thank you again for taking the time to respond.
Will research your suggestion on equipment.

Fhank
Thank you for taking the time to post.

Thank you for taking the time to respond.

You cleared up a couple of things I was struggling with, for example you pointed out the need for a usb or firewire to act as a sound card. When I hear (read) usb/firewire I am thinking about usb cable, not a sound card.

I do realize longer mic cables are the answer, but in my mind the best all round solution is wireless, I think there is more flexibility (at least for me) and what I envision for the future.

Currently, I do not have a wireless, only looked on line and made a mistake of going to a big box retailer, and the little geek who waited on me knew less about this process than I currently do. So it was a waste of time even though I did see a couple of wireless mics (not lapels) so I did learn some things on my own.

There is a music store/retailer pretty close to me, just have not had the chance to make a visit.

Thank you again for taking the time to respond.

Fhank
Thank you for taking the time to post.