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Adjust settings for audio recorded during filming.


To display audio settings, press MENU/OK in the movie shooting display and select the P (AUDIO SETTING) tab.


INTERNAL MIC LEVEL ADJUSTMENT

Adjust the recording level for the built-in microphone.

Option Description
AUTO The camera adjusts the recording level automatically.
MANUAL Adjust the recording level manually. Choose from 25 recording levels.
OFF Turn the built-in microphone off.

EXTERNAL MIC LEVEL ADJUSTMENT

Adjust the recording level for external microphones.

Option Description
AUTO The camera adjusts the recording level automatically.
MANUAL Adjust the recording level manually. Choose from 25 recording levels.
OFF Disable recording using external microphones.

MICROPHONE DIRECTION SETTING

Choose the directivity of the built-in microphone.

Option Description
SURROUND Record sound evenly from all directions from the camera.
FRONT PRIORITY Record sound preferentially from the front of the camera.
BACK PRIORITY Record sound preferentially from the rear of the camera.
FRONT & BACK PRIORITY Record sound preferentially from both the front and rear of the camera.

The directivity of the external microphone cannot be adjusted.

NOISE REDUCTION SETTING

Choose whether to reduce noise during movie recording.

WIND FILTER

Choose whether to enable wind noise reduction during movie recording.

Options
ON OFF

STEADY-STATE NOISE REDUCTION

Choose whether to enable the steady-state noise reduction, reducing continuous noise at a constant level, such as the sound of air conditioning equipment, during movie recording.

Options
ON OFF

LOW CUT FILTER

Choose whether to enable the low-cut filter, reducing low-frequency noise during movie recording.

Options
ON OFF

MIC LEVEL LIMITER

Reduces distortion caused by input that exceeds the limits of the microphone’s audio circuits.

Options
ON OFF

MIC JACK SETTING

Specify the type of hardware connected via the microphone/remote release connector.

Option Description
MIC Choose this option for direct connection to an external microphone.
LINE Choose this option for external audio devices connected via line output.

HEADPHONES VOLUME

Adjust the headphone volume.

Option Description
0 Mute output to the headphones.
1—10 Choose a volume of from 1 to 10.

MIC/REMOTE RELEASE

Specify whether the device connected to the microphone/remote release connector is a microphone or a remote release.

Options
mMIC nREMOTE

XLR MIC ADAPTER SETTING

Adjust microphone input channel settings and the like for use with XLR microphone adapters.

Option Description
MIC INPUT CHANNEL

Record four-channel (quadraphonic) sound with the help of the camera’s built-in microphone, or two-channel (stereo) sound using only a microphone connected via the XLR microphone adapter.

  • 4ch XLR+CAMERA: Record four-channel sound with the help of the camera’s built-in microphone.
  • 2ch XLR ONLY: Record two-channel sound using only an external microphone connected via the XLR microphone adapter.
4ch AUDIO MONITORING

Choose the source of sound output to headphones or other audio monitors during movie recording.

  • XLR: Monitor sound from external microphones connected via the XLR microphone adapter.
  • CAMERA: Monitor sound from camera’s built-in microphone.
HDMI 4ch AUDIO OUTPUT

Choose source of audio output to the HDMI connector.

  • XLR: Audio from external microphones connected via the XLR microphone adapter is output to the HDMI connector.
  • CAMERA: Audio from camera’s built-in microphone is output to the HDMI connector.

If an external microphone is connected to the camera’s microphone jack, audio will be recorded not via the camera’s built-in microphone but via the external microphone instead.

Four-channel recording is available only when MOV is selected for movie file format.