Mic Level - Panasonic HC-W580 Basic Owner's Manual

[MIC SETUP]
Recording setting of the built-in microphone can be adjusted.
≥ Set [REC FORMAT] to [AVCHD].
: [RECORD SETUP] # [MIC SETUP] # desired setting
MENU
[STEREO MIC]:
[ZOOM MIC]:
≥ [MIC SETUP] will become [STEREO MIC] when the [REC FORMAT] is set to [MP4/iFrame].

[MIC LEVEL]

When recording, the input level from the built-in microphones can be adjusted.
1 Select the menu.
: [RECORD SETUP] # [MIC LEVEL] # desired setting
MENU
[AUTO]:
[SET ]:
[SET ]:
2
(When [SET
Touch /
≥ 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.
(Microphone input level meter) appears on the
≥
screen.
≥ You cannot record with the audio completely muted.
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Sound from two directions is recorded in 2 ch by forward-facing
stereo microphones.
Sound is recorded with changing the directionality in conjunction
with the zoom operation. Sounds near the front of the unit are
recorded more clearly if you zoom in (close-up) and surrounding
sounds are recorded more realistically if you zoom out (wide angle).
AGC is activated, and the recording level is adjusted automatically.
The desired recording level can be set. AGC is activated, and sound
distortions are reduced.
The desired recording level can be set. Sounds are recorded in
natural quality.
]/[SET ] is selected)
to adjust.
A Left
B Right
C Microphone input level
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