Using An External Microphone - Canon FS20 Quick Manual

may pick up the sound of the
camcorder's internal machinery. In such
case, we recommend using an external
microphone.
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IMPORTANT
Make sure to check the audio recording
level before recording with the external
microphone (CD
88).
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(CD 25)
Connect the external microphone to the
MIC terminal. Use commercially
available condenser microphones with
their own power supply. You can
connect almost any stereo microphone
with a 0 3.5 mm plug but audio
recording levels may vary.
Connecting a Microphone
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NOTES
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• Use commercially available headphones
with a 0 3.5 mm minijack.
• Even if the AV OUT/
0
terminal is set to
[0
PHONES] during playback mode,
the setting will change to [lim AV] when
the operating mode is changed to
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or
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'W~I mode.
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appears.
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IMPORTANT
• When using headphones, make sure to
lower the volume to an appropriate
level.
• Do not connect the headphones to the
AV OUT/
0
terminal if the
0
icon does
not appear on the screen. Only noise
will be output in such case.
In
~
mode, adjust the volume of the
headphones with the [PHONES VOL.]
setting (CD 90). In [
·~I
mode, adjust
the headphone's volume the same way
you adjust the speaker's volume
(CD 38). During slideshow playback,
push the joystick (...
~)
to adjust the
volume.
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To
ADJUST THE VOLUME OF THE
; HEADPHONES
,
CD
NOTES
Using an External Microphone
You can attach a commercially available
microphone for recording movies.
When recording in very quiet
surroundings, the built-in microphone
When an external microphone is
connected to the camcorder,
[WIND SCREEN] will automatically be set
to [mJ OFF
~1.f!].
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