Operation Manual

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Recording Audio
Connecting an External Microphone or External Audio Input Source to the Camera
To each of the INPUT terminals you can attach commercially available microphones or analog line in sources with
an XLR connector. To the MIC terminal you can attach commercially available condenser microphones with their
own power supply, and a 3.5 mm stereo mini plug.
In order to use the INPUT terminals, the supplied monitor unit or optional MA-400 Microphone Adapter* must be
correctly attached to the camera. These units have a microphone holder where you can fix external microphones
with a diameter of 19 mm to 20 mm.
* Like the monitor unit, the MA-400 can be attached to the cameras body or handle unit, but it offers only audio terminals and
controls.
Follow the procedure below to attach a microphone (refer also to the following illustration). To connect an
external device to the camera, plug the device’s cable into the desired INPUT terminal ().
1 Loosen the microphone lock screw (), open the microphone holder and insert the microphone ().
2 Tighten the lock screw and put the microphone cable through the cable clamp under the
microphone holder ().
3 Plug the microphone cable into the desired INPUT terminal () or the MIC terminal ().
MIC terminalCable clamp
INPUT 1 terminal
Microphone
lock screw
INPUT 2 terminal