Canon HD Camcoder, HF G30 Audio Scenes and Other Audio Settings

Recording Audio

Audio Scenes and Other Audio Settings

You can have the camcorder optimize the audio settings of the built-in microphone by selecting the audio scene that matches your surroundings. This will greatly enhance the sense of "being there". Alternatively, you can select [„Custom Setting]* in order to adjust the camcorder's various audio settings to your liking.

See the following table for the settings used by each audio scene.

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Operating modes:

1Open the audio scene selection screen. [FUNC.] >[—Audio Scene]

2Touch the desired option and then touch [X].

•When you select [„Custom Setting], customize the audio settings to your preference with the relevant procedures (see the reference pages in the following table).

Options ( Default value)

[‘Standard] To record most general situations. The camcorder records with standard settings. [’Music] To vibrantly record music performances and singing indoors.

[‚Speech] Best for recording human voices and dialog.

[“Forest and Birds] To record birds and scenes in forests. The camcorder clearly captures sound as it spreads.

[”Noise Suppression] To record scenes while reducing noise from wind, passing vehicles and similar ambient sound. Ideal for recording at the beach or in places with a lot of noise.

[„Custom Setting] Allows you to adjust the audio settings to your liking. The settings that you can adjust are the [äMic Level] setting in the FUNC. panel and the following settings in the pmenu: [Built-in Mic Wind Screen], [Microphone Attenuator], [Built-in Mic Freq. Response] (audio equalizer), and [Built-in Mic Directionality].

Settings for each audio scene

	[äMic Level]	[Microphone	[Built-in Mic		[Built-in Mic	[Built-in Mic
		Attenuator]	Wind Screen]		Freq. Response]	Directionality]
[‘Standard]	[n] (manual): 70	[kAutomatic]	[H Auto (High)]		[hNormal]	[hNormal]
[’Music]	[n] (manual): 70	[kAutomatic]	[L Auto (Low)	]	[êBoost	[îWide]
					HF+LF Range]
[‚Speech]	[n] (manual): 86	[kAutomatic]	[H Auto (High)]		[éBoost MF	[íMonaural]
					Range]
[“Forest and	[n] (manual): 80	[kAutomatic]	[H Auto (High)]		[èLow Cut	[îWide]
Birds]					Filter]
[”Noise	[n] (manual): 70	[kAutomatic]	[H Auto (High)]		[èLow Cut	[íMonaural]
Suppression]					Filter]
[„Custom			Selected by user
Setting]
	(A80)	(A81)	(A81)		(A82)	(A82)