Sound Recording - Leica M 240 Instructions Manual

Note:
To ensure a consistent exposure, you should use manual shutter
speed settings, otherwise changes in the subject, e.g. movements,
could cause troublesome brightness fluctuations.
Starting / Ending the recording
A recording starts the first time you press the video shutter release
(18) and ends when you press it again.
• A video recording in progress is indicated in the monitor by a
flashing red dot and the elapsed recording time in live view
mode (see p. 176/242). In the viewfinder, it is indicated by
alternate flashing of the two dots in the digital display.
As video recordings on this camera are made in 16:9 or (with
VGA resolution) in 4:3 format, black strips appear in the monitor.
These are above and below the image in the former case, to the
left and right in the latter.
Individual pictures can still be taken while a video recording is in
progress. Pressing the shutter release button interrupts the video
recording for the duration of the photo. Individual pictures are
taken with the relevant settings on the camera.

SOUND RECORDING

Sound recordings using the built-in microphone (10) are made in
mono. An external microphone is available as an accessory for
stereo recording (see p. 229).
Setting the function
1. In the main camera menu, (see p. 154/248) select
(page 4, section).
SETUP
• The sub-menu contains the options
.
Wind Elimination
To influence the sound, you can choose from two options or a
manual setting, which you can use to regulate the level or
deactivate sound recording.
2. In the Audio settings sub-menu, select
.
Manual
• If you have selected
Manual
( ) and the current level stage setting, you will see a bar
chart indicating
– the current level
– the peak value (D)
1
– a full modulation marking
The peak value display shows the maximum value for the last 5s.
1
Audio
and
Audio Adjustment
, , or
Standard Concert
, next to the microphone symbol
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