Sound Recording - Canon EOS 1200D Instruction Manual

3 Menu Function Settings
[Z2]
Movie recording size
You can set the movie recording size (image size and frame rate).
For details, see page 164.

Sound recording

Level meter
[Sound rec.] and [Rec. level] options
[Auto]
[Manual] : For advanced users. You can adjust the sound-
[Disable] : Sound will not be recorded.
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Sound will be recorded by the built-in
monaural microphone. An external
microphone cannot be used.
: The sound-recording level is adjusted automatically.
Auto level control will operate automatically in
response to the sound level.
recording level to one of 64 levels.
Select [Rec. level] and look at the level meter while
pressing the <Y> <Z> keys to adjust the sound-
recording level. While looking at the peak hold
indicator (approx. 3 sec.), adjust so that the level
meter sometimes lights up the "12" (-12 dB) mark on
the right for the loudest sounds. If it exceeds "0", the
sound will be distorted.