Zoom Mic; Mic Level - Panasonic HDC-SD700 Owner's Manual

[ZOOM MIC]

Directivity of the microphone is synchronized 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).
≥ Switch to Manual Mode. (l 75)
: [RECORD SETUP] # [ZOOM MIC] # [ON]
MENU

[MIC LEVEL]

When recording, the input level from the built-in microphones can be adjusted.
≥ Switch to Manual Mode. (l 75)
1 Select the menu.
: [RECORD SETUP] # [MIC LEVEL] # desired setting
MENU
[AUTO]:
[SETr ]/[SET]:
≥ It is possible to select the setting from the quick menu in Manual Mode. (l 40) The
microphone level returns to the setting adjusted previously, and it cannot be set from the
quick menu.
2
(When [SETr
Touch /
≥ Touch
to activate/disactivate AGC.
When AGC is activated, the icon is surrounded by
yellow and the amount of sound distortion can be
reduced. When AGC is disactivated, natural recording
can be performed.
≥ 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] to set the microphone input level and then touch [EXIT].
≥
(Microphone input level meter) appears on the screen.
≥ When switching to Intelligent Auto Mode, the setting is fixed to [AUTO] and cannot be
changed.
≥ When [ZOOM MIC] is [ON], the volume will be different depending on the zoom rate.
≥ The microphone input level meter shows the larger of the inputs from the 2 built-in
microphones.
≥ You cannot record with the audio completely muted.
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AGC is activated, and the recording level is adjusted
automatically.
The desired recording level can be set.
]/[SET] is selected)
to adjust.
A Left
B Right
C Microphone input level