Canon VIXIA HF S30, Instruction Manual

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[
A
On
V
]: The microphone attenuator will be activated at all times to
reproduce more faithfully the sound dynamics.
V
will appear on the
screen.
• This menu option is not available when the optional SM-V1 Surround
Microphone is attached to the camcorder. In that case, activate the
microphone attenuator with the [Surround Mic Attenuator] setting.
[Surround Mic Directionality]: Sets the directionality mode of the optional
SM-V1 Surround Microphone.
[
z
Surround]: Records 5.1ch surround sound.
[
w
Zoom]: Records 5.1 audio channels. Additionally, the audio is linked
to the zoom position. The larger the subject appears on the screen, the
louder the sound will be as well.
[
x
Shotgun]: Records monaural audio with a highly directional setting
that is most sensitive to sound coming directly from the front of the cam-
corder/microphone.
[Surround Mic Attenuator]: Helps prevent audio distortions due to high
audio recording levels when the optional SM-V1 Surround Microphone is
attached to the camcorder. When set to [
A
On
V
],
V
will appear
on the screen.
[Onscreen Markers]:
You can display a grid or a horizontal line at the cen-
ter of the screen. Use the markers as a reference to make sure your sub-
ject is framed correctly (vertically and/or horizontally).
• Using the onscreen markers will not affect the recordings.
[POWERED IS Button]:
Determines the operation mode of the POWERED
IS button.
[
x Press and Hold]: Powered IS will be activated while you hold the but-
ton pressed down.
[
y Toggle On/Off]: Each press of the button will turn the Powered IS
function on and off.
COP
Y