Audio Setup; Select The Method For Inputting Sound; Using The Built-In Microphone; Using An External Microphone (Sold Separately) - Sony NXCAM HXR-NX30E Operating Manual

Audio setup

XLR Adaptor
MIC input jack
Select the method for inputting
sound
You can select the method for inputting
sound on the camcorder from 3 types;
built-in microphone, MIC input jack or
XLR Adaptor.
Depending on the connection status of
MIC input jack and XLR Adaptor, the order
of priority to be selected is as follows.
MIC input jack  XLR Adaptor  built-in
microphone

Using the built-in microphone

Detach the XLR Adaptor when you use the
built-in microphone. You can record stereo
sound.
Notes
To reduce wind noise, set [Int. Mic. Wind NR]

to [On] (p. 74).
Using an external microphone
(sold separately)
When an external microphone is connected
to the MIC input jack, sound is switched to
that of the external microphone.
Sound is not switched during recording.
Built-in microphone

Using the supplied microphone

Attach the XLR Adaptor when you use the
supplied microphone (ECM-XM1). You can
record monaural sound with the super-
directional microphone.
Inputting external sound
 INPUT1 jack
 INPUT2 jack
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