Audio Input; Switching The Audio Input; When Using The Built-In Microphone; When Using An Audio Device Or An External Microphone - Panasonic AVC ULTRA AJ-UPX36OED Operating Instructions Manual

Audio input

The camera can record four channels of audio.
(However, two channels when AVCHD is selected as the recording file format)
The audio to input to each channel can be switched to the built-in microphone, an external microphone, or a connected audio device.

Switching the audio input

r Audio recording format
The audio recording format such as compression format varies depending on the recording mode.
Recording mode
P2
MOV
AVCHD
* When the [REC FORMAT] is set to following, it will be 48 kHz/16 bit.
[1080-59.94p/AVC-G12]
[1080-50.00p/AVC-G12]
[1080-59.94i/AVC-G12]
[1080-50.00i/AVC-G12]
[720-59.94p/AVC-G12]
[720-50.00p/AVC-G12]
r Selecting audio input signals
Selects the audio signal to record in the audio channel 1/audio channel 2.
Audio signal to record in the audio channel 3/audio channel 4 is automatically set with the settings of the <CH1 SELECT> switch and the <CH2
SELECT> switch.
Item
<CH1 SELECT> <CH2 SELECT>
<INT(L)> <INT(R)>
<INPUT1>
<INPUT2>
<INPUT1> <INT(R)>
<INPUT1>
<INPUT2>
<INPUT2> <INT(R)>
<INPUT1>
<INPUT2>

When using the built-in microphone

1
Set the <CH1 SELECT> switch to the <INT(L)> position.
The audio signal of the built-in microphone <L> is recorded in the audio channel 1.
2
Set the <CH2 SELECT> switch to the <INT(R)> position.
The audio signal of the built-in microphone <R> is recorded in the audio channel 2.
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NOTE
t To decrease the wind noise of the microphone, select the [AUDIO] menu → [REC CH SETTINGS] → [CH1 MIC LOWCUT]/[CH2 MIC LOWCUT]/[CH3
MIC LOWCUT]/[CH4 MIC LOWCUT] → [ON].

When using an audio device or an external microphone

1
Connect an audio device or an external microphone to the <AUDIO INPUT 1>/<AUDIO INPUT 2> terminal.
2
Switch the connected audio input with the <INPUT1>/<INPUT2> switch.
Connected device
Audio device
Chapter 5 Shooting — Audio input
Recording format
Linear PCM (LPCM)
Linear PCM (LPCM)
Dolby Audio
TM
Audio channel 1
Built-in microphone <L> Built-in microphone <R>
Built-in microphone <L> <AUDIO INPUT 1>
terminal
Built-in microphone <L> <AUDIO INPUT 2>
terminal
<AUDIO INPUT 1> Built-in microphone <R>
terminal
<AUDIO INPUT 1> <AUDIO INPUT 1>
terminal terminal
<AUDIO INPUT 1> <AUDIO INPUT 2>
terminal terminal
<AUDIO INPUT 2> Built-in microphone <R>
terminal
<AUDIO INPUT 2> <AUDIO INPUT 1>
terminal terminal
<AUDIO INPUT 2> <AUDIO INPUT 2>
terminal terminal
Menu settings (you can set each channel individually)
<INPUT1>/<INPUT2>
<LINE>
– 130 –
48 kHz/24 bit*
48 kHz/24 bit
48 kHz/16 bit
Input signal to be recorded
Audio channel 2 Audio channel 3
<AUDIO INPUT 1>
terminal
<AUDIO INPUT 1>
terminal
<AUDIO INPUT 1>
terminal
Built-in microphone <L>
Built-in microphone <L>
Built-in microphone <L>
Built-in microphone <L>
Built-in microphone <L>
Built-in microphone <L>
[INPUT1 MIC LEVEL]/[INPUT2 MIC
LEVEL]*
1
Disabled
Sampling rate/bit
Audio channel 4
<AUDIO INPUT 2>
terminal
Built-in microphone <R>
Built-in microphone <R>
<AUDIO INPUT 2>
terminal
Built-in microphone <R>
Built-in microphone <R>
<AUDIO INPUT 2>
terminal
Built-in microphone <R>
Built-in microphone <R>
[INPUT1 LINE LEVEL]/[INPUT2 LINE
LEVEL]*
2
[4dB], [0dB]