User Manual

11. Recording Videos

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Connect the camera and external microphone.

0 If mounting the external microphone on the camera hot shoe A, remove the

hot shoe cover. (l 216)

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Setting the Sound Pickup Range (DMW-MS2: Optional)

When using the Stereo Shotgun Microphone (DMW-MS2: optional), you

can set the microphone sound pickup range.

Select [Special Mic.].

¨ [ ] ¨ [ ] ¨ [Special Mic.]

(When [MANUAL] is selected)

Press 21 to adjust the sound pickup range and then press or

0 Do not use the stereo microphone cables with the length of 3 m (9.8 feet) or

more.

[STEREO] Picks up sound over a wide area.

[LENS AUTO]

Picks up sound from a range automatically set by the lens

angle of view.

[SHOTGUN]

Helps prevent picking up background noise, and records

sound from a specific direction.

[S. SHOTGUN]

Narrows the sound pickup range more than with

[SHOTGUN].

[MANUAL] Sets the range manually for sound pickup.