Recording Audio
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Connecting an External Microphone or External Audio Input Source to the
Camcorder
To each of the INPUT terminals you can attach commercially available microphones or analog line-in
sources with an XLR connector. To use the INPUT terminals and microphone holder, the handle unit
must be correctly attached to the camcorder. To the MIC terminal you can attach commercially
available condenser microphones with their own power supply, and a
∅
3.5 mm mini plug.
Follow the procedure below to attach a microphone (refer also to the following illustration). To connect
an external device to the camcorder, plug the device’s cable into the desired INPUT terminal (
햵
).
1 Loosen the microphone lock screw (
햲
), open the microphone holder and insert the
microphone (
햳
).
2 Tighten the lock screw and put the microphone cable through the microphone cable
clamp under the microphone holder (
햴
).
3 Plug the microphone or external device's cable into the desired INPUT terminal (
햵
) or the
MIC terminal (
햶
).
Microphone lock screw
Cable clamp
INPUT 1/INPUT 2 terminals
MIC terminal
Adjusting the L and R channels of the MIC terminal independently
You can use the
>
[
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Audio Setup]
>
[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.