User Guide

7. Recording Motion Pictures
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Setting the range within which the stereo shotgun microphone (DMW-MS2:
optional) will record sounds
1 Attach the dedicated stereo shotgun microphone to this unit, and then turn this
unit on.
2 Select the menu.
This item is available only when using a stereo shotgun microphone.
3 (When [MANUAL] is selected)
Press 2/1 to select a range, and press [MENU/SET].
Reducing the wind noise when using an external microphone
Settings: [HIGH]/[STANDARD]/[LOW]/[OFF]
This item is available only when using an external microphone.
Setting [Wind Cut] may alter the usual sound quality.
> [Motion Picture] > [Special Mic.]
[STEREO]
Allows stereo recording of sound over a wide area.
[LENS AUTO]
Allows recording within the range that is set automatically according
to the angle of view of the lens.
[SHOTGUN]
Allows recording from one direction by shutting out background and
surrounding noise.
[S.SHOTGUN]
Allows recording within the range even narrower than that of
[SHOTGUN].
[MANUAL]
Allows recording within the range you set manually.
> [Motion Picture] > [Wind Cut]
While the external microphone is connected, [ ] is displayed on the screen.
When the external microphone is connected, [Sound Rec Level Disp.] is automatically set to
[ON], and the sound recording level is displayed on the screen.
When an external microphone is attached to the camera, do not hold only the external
microphone to prevent the camera from falling.
If the noises are recorded when you use an AC adaptor (optional), use a battery.
When a stereo microphone (VW-VMS10: optional) is used, [Special Mic.] is fixed to
[STEREO].
When [Special Mic.] is set to [LENS AUTO], [S.SHOTGUN] or [MANUAL], [Sound Output] in
the [Motion Picture] menu is fixed to [REC SOUND].
If you press the function button to which [Mic. Directivity Adjust] in [Fn Button Set] in the
[Custom] ([Operation]) menu is assigned when [Special Mic.] is set to [MANUAL], the screen
that lets you set the range will be displayed.
For details, refer to the operating instructions of the external microphone.
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