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Recording menu [R
ec Menu]
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Recording menu [Rec Menu]
Setting the recording mode
[Rec Mode]
You can prioritize sound quality or recording
time. Select the recording mode that best
matches your recording application.
1
Press the
+
or
–
button to select
the recording format.
[
PCM
]:
This is an uncompressed audio format
which is used for music CDs etc.
[
MP3
]:
This is a common sound compression
mode. File sizes in this format are
smaller than in the PCM format.
2
Press the
+
or
–
button to select
the recording rate.
When [
PCM
] was selected:
[
48.0kHz/16bit
]
[
44.1kHz/16bit
]
When [
MP3
] was selected:
[
320kbps
]
[
128kbps
]
[
64kbps mono
]
*1
[
8kbps mono
]
*1
*1
Mono recording
TIP
•
Sound quality increases as the
recording rate value increases.
•
Setting a higher recording rate
increases file size. Check that you have
enough remaining memory before
recording.
•
To record conferences and presentations
clearly, it is recommended to set [
Rec
Mode
] to other than [
mono
].
NOTE
•
When [
Rec Mode
] is set to stereo,
recording with a connected mono
microphone records on the left channel
only.
Selecting microphone directivity
[Zoom Mic]
The voice recorder’s built-in stereo
microphone provides directivity ranging from
broad-coverage stereo recording to highly
directional recording.
1
Press the
+
or
–
button to adjust
the built-in stereo microphone’s
directivity.
•
The
+
button increases directivity.
•
The
–
button enables recordings with
broader-coverage stereo.
•
Reducing directivity and broadening
the sound pickup range gives
recordings more of a stereo effect.
•
The setting can be adjusted to
between [
–3
] and [
+6
].
