Recording Sound With Still Pictures - Olympus CAMEDIA C-500 ZOOM Advanced Manual

Recording sound with still pictures

Sound can be recorded when taking still pictures. Recording starts about
0.5 seconds after the shutter is released and lasts about 4 seconds.
When this function is enabled, sound is recorded automatically every time
you take a picture.
Top menu [MODE MENU]
1
Select [ON], and press Z.
4
2
When recording starts, aim the
camera microphone at the
source of the sound you want to
record.
TIPS
• H appears when still pictures and movies with sound are played back.
During playback, sound is output from the speaker. The volume can be
adjusted. g"Setting the playback volume (VOLUME)" (P. 87)
• Sound can be added later to still pictures. Recorded sound can also be re-
recorded. g"Adding sound to still pictures" (P. 68)
Note
• If the microphone is farther than 1 m (3.3 ft.) from the subject, sound may not
be recorded properly.
• Pictures cannot be taken during sound recording.
• Sound recording is not possible in the following cases:
Sequential shooting, panorama, or two-in-one pictures.
• Sound recording may also pick up camera noises, such as button operations,
shutter movement, etc.
• Sound recording may not be possible if there is insufficient space in the internal
memory or card.
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[CAMERA] [R]
g"How to use the menus" (P. 16)
R
OFF
FUNCTION ON
PANORAMA
2 IN 1
NOISE REDUCTION
Microphone