Audio Recording; Audio Mode••12Bit; Selecting The Audio Mode - Canon Ultura Instruction Manual

Audio Recording

Selecting the audio mode

E
(see p. 26)
The ULTURA can record sound in two audio modes — 12 bit (32 kHz, 4 channel)
and 16 bit (48kHz, 2 channel). The 12 bit mode records on two channels (stereo
1), leaving two channels free (stereo 2) for you to add new sound at a later date
while the 16 bit mode produces the higher sound quality (slightly superior to CD).
(If you do plan to add new sound at a later date, make sure you record in SP mode
(p. 14).)
1. To switch the audio mode open the camera menu and select AUDIO
MODE.
2. Select "16 bit" and close the menu.
• The display appears for approximately 4 seconds.
Notes:
• You cannot add new sound to a tape using this camcorder.
• For details of playing back a tape that has new sound on stereo 2, see page 78.
Headphones and external microphone
For greater creative control over audio
recording, you can connect an external
microphone to the camera's MIC
terminal.
You can monitor the sound while
recording by attaching stereo
headphones to the camera's H terminal.
You can adjust the volume of attached headphones by pressing the volume control
buttons.
• A VOLUME bar appears in the display to indicate the current volume.
• The volume control buttons also adjust the speaker volume once you remove the
headphones from the headphones socket when the camera is in VCR mode.
48
AUDIO MODE••12bit
MIC