Recording Audio
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Microphone Directionality (Built-in Microphone)
You can change the directionality of the built-in microphone to have more
control over how sound is recorded.
1 Make sure
‘
[Audio Scene] is set to [
„
Custom Setting]
(
A
78).
2 Press the MENU button.
3 Open the [Built-in Mic Directionality] submenu.
[
¡
Audio Setup]
>
[1]
>
[Built-in Mic Directionality]
4 Select the desired option and then touch [
X
].
Options
Microphone Attenuator (External Microphone)
You can activate the microphone attenuator (20 dB) for a microphone
connected to the MIC terminal to prevent audio from being distorted if the
audio level is too high.
1 Make sure the input of the MIC terminal is set to
[
ß
Microphone] (
A
83).
2 Press the MENU button.
3 Open the [MIC Att.] submenu.
[
¡
Audio Setup]
>
[2]
>
[MIC Att.]
4 Select the desired option and then touch [
X
].
Options
[
í
Monaural]:
Mono recording that emphasizes sound coming from the front of the camcorder/microphone.
[
h
Normal]:
Standard stereo recording; a middle point between the [
î
Wide] and [
í
Monaural] settings in
reach.
[
î
Wide]:
Stereo recording of ambient sound over a more extensive area that adds to the sense of presence
of clips.
[
2
Automatic]:
The camcorder will automatically activate the microphone attenuator as necessary for optimal audio
recording levels so high audio levels will not be distorted.
[
i
On]:
The microphone attenuator will be activated at all times to reproduce more faithfully the sound
dynamics. When you select this option,
å
will appear on the screen.
[
j
Off]:
The microphone attenuator will be deactivated at all times. When you select this option,
will
appear on the screen.
[
¡
Audio Setup]
[1]
[Built-in Mic Directionality]
[
h
Normal]
[
¡
Audio Setup]
[2]
[MIC Att.]
[
2
Automatic]
