Canon HF11 instruction manual Push the joystick toward MIC, Adjust the audio level as necessary

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1If the joystick guide does not

appear on screen, press to display it.

If [ MIC] does not appear on the joystick guide, repeatedly push the joystick () toward [NEXT] to display it.

2Push the joystick () toward [ MIC].

The manual adjustment icon will appear to the left of the audio level indicator and the manual adjustment bar (green) will appear below it.

Manual audio level adjustment

Audio level indicator

Audio level adjustment bar

3Adjust () the audio level as necessary.

•Push the joystick () toward to raise the audio recording level or

push it () toward to lower it.

•As a guideline, adjust the audio recording level so that the audio level meter will go to the right of the -12 dB mark only occasionally.

4Press to save the setting and hide the joystick guide.

•The audio level selected will be locked and the audio level adjustment bar will disappear from the indicator.

•During manual adjustment, press

and push the joystick () toward [ MIC] to return the camcorder to automatic audio level.

NOTES

•When the 0 dB mark turns red, the sound may be distorted.

•If the audio level is too high and the sound gets distorted, activate the

microphone attenuator ( 93).

•We recommend using headphones

( 57) to check the sound level while adjusting the audio recording level or when the microphone attenuator is activated.

TO DISPLAY THE AUDIO LEVEL METER

Usually, the audio level indicator will be displayed only after the manual adjustment of the audio recording level. You can choose to display it also when the audio level is adjusted automatically.

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[ MENU]

[ DISPLAY SETUP]

[AUDIO LEVEL] [ON]

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