Recording Audio
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Microphone Attenuator (INPUT terminals)
When one of the audio channels is set to the INPUT terminals and the corresponding sensitivity
selection switch is set to MIC or MIC+48V, you can activate the external microphone’s attenuator
(20 dB).
1 Select the desired INPUT terminal’s sensitivity.
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Audio Setup]
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[INPUT 1 Mic Att.] or [INPUT 2 Mic Att.]
2 Select [
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On] and then select [
X
].
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Using the Built-in Microphone or an External Microphone Connected to the
MIC Terminal
If the handle unit is attached to the camcorder but you will not
connect an external microphone to an INPUT terminal, follow the
step below to use the built-in microphone or an external
microphone connected to the MIC terminal. When an external
microphone is connected to the MIC terminal, the camcorder will
switch automatically from the built-in microphone to the external
one.
Set the INPUT terminal ON/OFF switch to OFF.
• If you connect a microphone to the MIC terminal, the
camcorder will switch automatically from the built-in
microphone to the external microphone.
To use a commercially available plug-in power microphone
1 Select [MIC Power].
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Audio Setup]
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[MIC Power]
2 Select [
i
On] and then select [
X
].
IMPORTANT
• Supplying power to a microphone without plug-in power functionality may damage the microphone.
Adjusting the L and R channels of the MIC terminal independently
You can use the
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Audio Setup]
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[MIC ALC Link] setting to separate the audio
level adjustment for the L and R channels of an external microphone connected to the MIC
terminal, allowing each channel to be adjusted independently.
