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microphone
For
good sound
movies, microphone
placement
is extremely
important! If
you
stop and
listen carefully, you will hear
sounds
that
your senses
normally ignore.
For
example,
when you are reading,
you
may not hear the television
set
in
the next room or the
airplane
passing
overhead.
But YOU1' came1'a wiU "heal'''
and l'ecol'd
these
sounds. So, place the
microphone near your
subject
for the
best
sound
pickup, but at least 3 feet from
the camera to minimize pickup of cam-
era sounds. Remembe1', the Loudest sound
(
whethe1' backgl'ound noise
01'
someone
speaking
LOt~dLy
nea1' the micl'ophone)
will contl'oL the 1'ec01'ding LeveL
Plug the microphone into the
MICRO-
PHONE JACK
.
With a sound cartridge in
the camera
and
the microphone plugged
in, you are ready to make
sound
movies.
The automatic
gain control
(AGC
)
will
adjust
the recording
level
automaticaL-
Ly
.
(To use
a
microphone other than the
one supplied, select one with an imped-
ance from 200 to 600 ohms.
)
The supplied microphone is
sensitive
from
all
directions (omnidirectional)
and to handling nOIses. So, locate the
microphone neal' your subject and Leave
it thel'e while fiLming the
scene.
(Per-
haps you can conceal the microphone
neal' your subject.
)
Don't rub or handle
the microphone roughly during record-
ing, and don't place it on the camera
support.
The
STAND
supplied
with the
microphone permits you to place it on a
table or other flat
surface.
If you w ish to narrate a scene while
filming, hold the
camera
up to
your eye
with one hand
as
you
firmly
hold the
microphone
off
to the opposite
side
(as
far
as
possible) with your other hand.
The
recording
level will be
adjusted
by
your voice, thus minimizing the sounds
of the camera on the sound track.
NOTE:
If the camera
stops
running while
the trigger is pressed, check the bat-
teries.
10
sound indicator
A
SOUND
INDICATOR
is
built into your
camera.
This indicator flickers
1'ed
while
making mov-
ies if these four condi-
D
•
tions occur: (1)
a
SOUND IND ICATOR
sound cartridge
is in
(
l
OW· LIGHT S IGNAL)
the camera, (2) the mi-
crophone
is plugged C01'1'ectly into the
camera, (3) the 9-volt
alkaline
battery
is
good, and
(4) there
are sounds
in the
scene you are filming. If the indicator
does not appear while making sound
movies, check these items. (This light
may
also
appear red, blue, or purple if
you
are
making movies in low-light
levels.)
NOTE: The indicator may flicker momen-
tarily
even
if the microphone is not
plugged into the camera.
cable-release socket
A
cable-release
socket, in the front of
the
camera, enables
you to
run
the cam-
era
remotely. To use this feature, mount
the camera on a tripod
and screw
a
cable
release into the
socket.
daylight movies
For bright color movies, your subject
should
be either entirely in bright
01'
hazy sunlight with the sun
approximate-
ly behind you, or
entirely
in the shade
(not partially in each). Set the filter
switch
to "
oi;ii-."
1 For
sharp
movies, keep at least
as
far
away
from your
subject as suggested
in
"nearness to
subject,"
(page 8).
2 Compose
your
picture in the view-
finder. Be
sure
that nothing obstructs
the lens or the
electric eye.
3 Hold the camera steady and make
movies by firmly pushing in the trigger.
To
stop
making movies,
release
pressure
quickly.
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