Canon VIXIA HF M301 Instruction Manual page 82

2 Touch and hold [y] or [A] to adjust the audio recording level as
necessary.
As a guideline, adjust the audio recording level so that the audio level
meter will go to the right of the -12 dB mark (yellow area) only
occasionally.
3 Touch [a] to lock the audio recording level at the current level.
To display the audio level indicator
Usually, the audio level indicator will be displayed only after activating
the manual adjustment of the audio recording level. You can choose to
display it also when the audio level is adjusted automatically.
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[FUNC.]
[Audio Level Indicator]
NOTES
• When the audio level meter reaches the red point (0 dB), the sound may
be distorted.
• If the audio level is too high and the sound gets distorted, activate the
microphone attenuator with the 7
ting.
• We recommend using headphones to check the sound level while
adjusting the audio recording level or when the microphone attenuator
is activated.
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Video
Manual audio level adjustment
Audio level adjustment bar
[c Mic. Level]
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Audio level indicator
Current audio level
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[z Automatic]
[a]
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[Microphone Attenuator] set-
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