Mic Level - Panasonic HC-VX870 Owner's Manual

≥ If you wish to record higher quality sound and maintain realism even when zooming in, for
instance, when recording a music recital, we recommend setting [MIC SETUP] to [SURROUND].
≥ [STEREO MIC] will be selected in the following cases:
j
WX970 / VX870
When [REC FORMAT] is set to [4K MP4]
j When [REC FORMAT] is set to [MP4/iFrame]
≥ When [Directional] in [Customize] in [Sound Scene Select] is set to [MONO], [SURROUND] and
[STEREO MIC] cannot be set. (If you set [MONO], [SURROUND] and [STEREO MIC] will be
switched to [ZOOM MIC])

[MIC LEVEL]

When recording, the input level from the built-in microphones and the external microphone terminal
can be adjusted.
1 Select the menu.
: [RECORD SETUP] # [MIC LEVEL] # desired setting
MENU
[AUTO]: AGC is activated, and the recording level is adjusted automatically.
[SET ]: The desired recording level can be set. AGC is activated, and sound
distortions are reduced.
[SET ]: The desired recording level can be set. Sounds are recorded in
natural quality.
2
(When [SET ]/[SET
Touch / to adjust.
≥ The adjustment screen to be displayed depends on the
setting of [5.1ch/2ch].
≥ Adjust the microphone input level so that the last
2 bars of the gain value are not red. (Otherwise, the sound
is distorted.) Select a lower setting for microphone input
level.
3 Touch [ENTER].
≥ Touch [EXIT] to complete the setting.
≥ When [MIC SETUP] is [ZOOM MIC], the volume will be different depending on the zoom rate.
≥ The sound will be recorded in stereo (2ch) when [5.1ch/2ch] is set to [2ch] or an external
microphone is input.
≥
(microphone input level meter) is displayed on the screen when [5.1ch/2ch] is set to
[5.1ch], and (microphone input level meter) is displayed when [5.1ch/2ch] is set to [2ch]
and [MIC LEVEL] is set to a setting other than [AUTO].
≥ You cannot record with the audio completely muted.
] is selected)
(When set to [5.1ch])
A Center
B Front left
C Back left
D Front right
E Back right
F Microphone input level
- 88 -