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5. Shooting
Setting the Audio to Record
You can specify the audio to be recorded
using the input connectors, switches, and dials
of the unit.
External audio input connectors and
selector switches
INPUT 1 connector (page 5)
INPUT 2 connector (page 5)
Multi-interface shoe (when optional handle
equipped with MI shoe is attached)
INPUT 1 switch (LINE/MIC/MIC+48V)
(page 5)
INPUT 2 switch (LINE/MIC/MIC+48V)
(page 5)
Switches for setting the audio level
CH1 (AUTO/MAN) switch (page 4)
CH2 (AUTO/MAN) switch (page 4)
AUDIO LEVEL (CH1) dial (page 4)
AUDIO LEVEL (CH2) dial (page 4)
Audio status screen
Selecting the Audio Input Device
1
Set the audio input using CH1/CH2/CH3/
CH4 >Source (page 28) on the Audio
status screen or Audio Input >CH1 Input
Select to CH4 Input Select (page 55) in
the Audio menu of the full menu.
[Notes]
• Audio is not recorded in Interval Rec mode or
Slow & Quick Motion mode.
• The unit has a built-in narration microphone
for recording ambient sound. It can be used for
syncing the timing with other equipment. In
such cases, specify Internal MIC.
• When CH1 Input Select and CH2 Input Select
are set to Internal MIC, the audio recording
level of both CH1 and CH2 is adjusted using the
AUDIO LEVEL (CH1) dial (page 4). When CH3
Input Select and CH4 Input Select are set to
Internal MIC, the audio recording level of both
CH3 and CH4 is adjusted using CH3 Input Level
(page 55).
2
Select the input audio source.
Set the INPUT 1/INPUT 2 (LINE/MIC/
MIC+48V) switches according to the
devices connected to the INPUT 1/INPUT 2
connectors, respectively.
Connected device
Switch
position
External audio source (e.g.
LINE
mixer)
Dynamic microphone,
MIC
battery-operated
microphone
+48 V phantom power
MIC+48V
microphone
• Selecting MIC+48V and connecting
a microphone that is not compatible
with a +48V source may damage the
connected device. Check the setting
before connecting the device.
• If noise is a concern on connectors
with no device connected, set the
corresponding INPUT1/INPUT2 (LINE/
MIC/MIC+48V) switches to LINE.
Adjusting the Audio Recording
Level Automatically
Set the CH1/CH2 (AUTO/MAN) switches for the
channels to adjust automatically to AUTO.
For CH3/CH4, set the audio level control
on the Audio status screen (page 28) or
Audio Input >CH3 Level Control and CH4 Level
Control in the Audio menu of the full menu to
Auto (page 55).
Adjusting the Audio Recording
Level Manually
Use the following procedure to adjust the
audio recording level for CH1/CH2.
1
Set the CH1/CH2 (AUTO/MAN) switches for
the channels to adjust manually to MAN.
2
During shooting or standby, turn the
AUDIO LEVEL (CH1)/(CH2) dials of the
corresponding channels to adjust the
audio level.
• For CH3/CH4, set the audio level control
using CH3/CH4 (page 28) on the
Audio status screen or Audio Input
>CH3 Level Control or CH4 Level Control
in the Audio menu of the full menu
to Manual, and then adjust the audio
recording level using CH3 Input Level or
CH4 Input Level.
• You can adjust the levels for CH1 to
CH4 as a group. You can adjust the
recording level using an assignable dial
(page 100) assigned with the Audio
Input Level function, the Audio status
screen, or Audio Input >Audio Input
Level in the Audio menu of the full
menu.
[Tip]
The Audio status screen is convenient for checking the
audio input level (page 28).
[Notes]
• The Audio Input Level settings may be disabled,
depending on the combination of settings in
the Audio menu. For details, see the diagram on
page 129.
• The unit supports combinations of various settings.
For details, see the diagram on page 129.
Adding Audio Input Connectors
You can connect up to four channels of XLR
audio devices to the unit at the same time by
attaching a handle (option) equipped with
an MI shoe and an XLR-K3M XLR Adaptor
(option).
Attach the XLR adaptor to the multi-interface
shoe of a handle (option) equipped with an
MI shoe, and set CH3 >Source to Shoe CH1 and
CH4 >Source to Shoe CH2 on the Audio status
screen (page 28). Or, set Audio Input >CH3
Input Select to Shoe CH1 and CH4 Input Select
to Shoe CH2 in the Audio menu of the full
menu.
Unit functions that overlap will be disabled for
channels on which the XLR adaptor is selected
as the input. Use the switches and dials on the
XLR adaptor to perform adjustments.
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