Canon C200B, Instruction Manual

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Recording Audio
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Recording Audio
The camera features 4-channel linear PCM and 2-channel MPEG-2 AAC-LC
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audio recording and playback. The
sampling frequency is 48 kHz and the audio sampling bit depth depends on the recording format. You can
record audio using the INPUT terminals (commercially available microphones, analog line-in audio sources, AES/
EBU digital audio sources), the MIC terminal (commercially available microphones) or the built-in monaural
microphone
2
.
An audio signal will also be output with the video signal from the SDI terminal and HDMI OUT terminal. You can
record this audio signal on an external recorder.
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Available for MP4 clips only.
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Only for recording notes while shooting.
Audio Settings and Recorded Audio Channels
Which audio inputs are recorded to which audio channels is determined by a combination of menu settings and
audio-related controls on the camera. Refer to the camera illustration below and the table on the next page.
INPUT terminals’ audio
input selection switches
ANALOG switches
(INPUT terminals’ analog
audio source selection)
INPUT terminals’ audio
input selection switches
ANALOG switches
(INPUT terminals’ analog
audio source selection)