Pentax K-5 Operating Manual page 180

a Microphone
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You can connect a commercially available stereo microphone to the
microphone terminal on the camera and record stereo sound. Using an
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external microphone can also help to reduce the possibility of recording
camera operation sounds.
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The f°ll°wing specificati°ns are rec°mmended f°r external micr°ph°ne sl
_"_J ,PlUg; stereo mini plug (_315 mm)
Format: Stereo electret condenser
Turn off the camera.
Open the microphone
terminal cover and
connect the plug of the
microphone to the
microphone terminal
on the camera.
Turn the camera on.
!fthe externa! microphone is disconnected during recording, the camer a
cannot switch to the internal microphone Until recording has stopped. No sound
will be recorded.
!fY0U used a n external microphone tO recor d movie sound in stereo, the sound
can be played back in stereo when you use a commercially available HDMI
cable to output the movie tO an HDMI-compatible AV devic e. (p,258) !f you use
an AV cable to output the movie, monaural sound is played back.