Audio Recording

Changing the Audio Mode

You can record sound in two audio modes—16-bit and 12-bit. The 12-bit mode records sound on two channels (stereo 1), leaving 2 channels free (stereo 2) for adding new sound later. Select the 16-bit mode for higher sound quality.

CAMERA

PLAY (VCR)

CARD CAMERA

CARD PLAY

( 38)

AUDIO SETUP

AUDIO MODE•••12bit

 

 

 

 

 

Open the menu and select [AUDIO SETUP]. Select [AUDIO MODE], set it to [16bit] and close the menu.

“16bit” appears for approximately 4 seconds.

Wind Screen

The camcorder reduces wind noise automatically. However, you can turn off the wind screen when recording indoors, or when you want the microphone to be as sensitive as possible.

CAMERA

PLAY (VCR)

CARD CAMERA

CARD PLAY

AUDIO SETUP

WIND SCREEN••AUTO

 

(

38)

Open the menu and select [AUDIO SETUP]. Select [WIND SCREEN], set it to [OFF] and close the menu.

“WS ” appears when you turn the wind screen off.

❍The wind screen function can only be used with the built-in microphone.

❍ The wind screen function can also be used for audio dubbing (when [AUDIO DUB.] is set to [MIC. IN] in the [AUDIO SETUP] submenu).

60