Recording Audio

NOTES

•Audio scenes cannot be selected in the following cases:

-When an external microphone is attached to the mini advanced shoe.

-When an external microphone is connected to the MIC terminal with p>[Audio Mix] set to [jOff].

•[„Custom Setting] is not available in mode. After setting [—Audio Scene] to [„Custom

80Setting], if the camcorder is then set to mode, this setting will change to [‘Standard].

Audio Recording Level

You can adjust the audio recording level of the built-in microphone or an external microphone connected to the MIC terminal. You can display the audio level indicator while recording.

Operating modes:

POINTS TO CHECK

• Set [—Audio Scene] to [„Custom Setting] (A79).

1Open the manual audio recording level adjustment screen. [FUNC.] >[äMic Level] >[n] (manual)

•The audio level indicator and current audio recording level will appear on the screen.

•Touch [m] (automatic) to return the camcorder to automatic audio recording levels.

Current audio level

Audio level indicator

Manual audio level adjustment

Audio level adjustment bar

2Touch and hold [Ï] or [Ð] to adjust the audio recording level as necessary.

•As a guideline, adjust the audio recording level so that the audio level meter will go to the right of the 18 dB mark (one mark right of the 20 dB mark) only occasionally.

•When p>[Audio Mix] is set to [iOn], two audio level indicators will appear; the top one ([INT]) for the built-in microphone, and the bottom one ([MIC]) for the external audio connected to the MIC terminal.

3 Touch [X] to lock the audio recording level at the current level.

To display the audio level indicator

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

1Open the automatic audio recording level screen. [FUNC.] >[äMic Level] >[m] (automatic)

2 Touch [Audio Level Indicator] and then touch [X].