Canon XF400, Instruction Manual

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Recording Audio
Connecting an External Microphone or External Audio Input Source to the Camcorder
To each of the INPUT terminals you can attach commercially available microphones or analog line-in sources
with an XLR connector. To the MIC terminal you can attach commercially available condenser microphones with
their own power supply, and a
∅
3.5 mm stereo mini plug. To use the INPUT terminals and microphone holder,
the handle unit must be correctly attached to the camcorder.
Follow the procedure below to attach a microphone (refer also to the following illustration). To connect an
external device to the camcorder, plug the device’s cable into the desired INPUT terminal (
햵
).
1 Loo s en the microphone loc k s crew (
햲
), open the microphone holder and in s ert the microphone (
햳
).
2 Tighten the loc k s crew and put the microphone cable through the microphone cable clamp under
the microphone holder (
햴
).
3 Plug the microphone cable into the de s ired INPUT terminal (
햵
) or the MIC terminal (
햶
).
NOTES NOTES
• When using an external microphone, if you use the built-in Wi-Fi functions while recording, noise may be
recorded due to interference from the wireless communication. As much as possible, keep external
microphones away from the camcorder while recording.
햲
햳
햴
햵
햶
Microphone lock screw
Cable clamp
INPUT 2 / INPUT 1 terminals
MIC terminal