Panasonic AG-CX350E, Operating Instructions Manual

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Chapter 5 Shooting — Audio input
Audio input
The camera can record two channels of audio.
The audio to input to each channel can be switched to the built-in microphone, an external microphone, or a connected audio device.
Switching the audio input
r Audio recording format
The audio recording format such as compression format varies depending on the recording mode.
Recording mode Recording format Sampling rate/bit
MOV Linear PCM (LPCM) 48 kHz/24 bit
AVCHD Dolby Audio
TM
48 kHz/16 bit
r Selecting audio input signals
Item Input signal to be recorded
<CH1 SELECT> <CH2 SELECT> Audio channel 1 Audio channel 2
<INT(L)> <INT(R)> Built-in microphone <L> Built-in microphone <R>
<INPUT1> Built-in microphone <L> <AUDIO INPUT 1> terminal
<INPUT2> Built-in microphone <L> <AUDIO INPUT 2> terminal
<INPUT1> <INT(R)> <AUDIO INPUT 1> terminal Built-in microphone <R>
<INPUT1> <AUDIO INPUT 1> terminal <AUDIO INPUT 1> terminal
<INPUT2> <AUDIO INPUT 1> terminal <AUDIO INPUT 2> terminal
<INPUT2> <INT(R)> <AUDIO INPUT 2> terminal Built-in microphone <R>
<INPUT1> <AUDIO INPUT 2> terminal <AUDIO INPUT 1> terminal
<INPUT2> <AUDIO INPUT 2> terminal <AUDIO INPUT 2> terminal
When using the built-in microphone
1
Set the <CH1 SELECT> switch to the <INT(L)> position.
2
Set the <CH2 SELECT> switch to the <INT(R)> position.
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NOTE
t Select the [AUDIO] menu → [REC CH SETTINGS] → [CH1 MIC LOWCUT]/[CH2 MIC LOWCUT] → [ON] to decrease the wind noise of the
microphone.
When using an audio device or an external microphone
1
Connect an audio device or an external microphone to the <AUDIO INPUT 1>/<AUDIO INPUT 2> terminal.
2
Switch the connected audio input with the <INPUT1>/<INPUT2> switch.
Connected device
Menu settings (you can set each channel individually)
<INPUT1>/<INPUT2>
[INPUT1 MIC LEVEL]/[INPUT2 MIC
LEVEL]*
1
[INPUT1 LINE LEVEL]/[INPUT2 LINE
LEVEL]*
2
Audio device <LINE> Disabled [4dB], [0dB]
External microphone <MIC> [ − 40dB], [ − 50dB], [ − 60dB] Disabled
External microphone (with power
supply)
< + 48V> [ − 40dB], [ − 50dB], [ − 60dB] Disabled
*1 Factory setting: [ − 50dB]
*2 Factory setting: [0dB]
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NOTE
t When using a super-directional microphone AG-MC200G (optional), set [INPUT1 MIC LEVEL]/[INPUT2 MIC LEVEL] to [ − 50dB].
Adjusting the audio recording level
There are manual adjustment and automatic adjustment as the adjustment method of the audio recording level.
Automatic adjustment of the recording level
1
Select the [AUDIO] menu
→
[REC CH SETTINGS]
→
[CH1 LEVEL]/[CH2 LEVEL]
→
[AUTO].
f Audio channel 1 and audio channel 2 can individually set.
f The following settings are disabled when the [AUDIO] menu → [REC CH SETTINGS] → [CH1 LEVEL]/[CH2 LEVEL] → [AUTO] is selected.
- Adjustment of the recording level by the <AUDIO LEVEL CH1>/<AUDIO LEVEL CH2> dial
- [AUDIO] menu
→ [REC CH SETTINGS] → [CH1 LIMITER]/[CH2 LIMITER] setting