Canon Vixia HFR20 Quick Manual page 127

Using other microphones
Connect the external
microphone to the MIC terminal.
Use commercially available con-
denser microphones with their own
power supply. You can connect
almost any stereo microphone with
a ∅ 3.5 mm plug but audio record-
ing levels may vary.
Selecting the Type of Audio Input
Perform the following after connecting the external microphone or
audio device to the MIC terminal.
8 8
[FUNC.]
Desired option

Options
( Default value)
[ External Audio]
[ Microphone]
Mixing Audio While Recording
You can combine the sound recorded from the external audio source
( ) with the sound recorded from the built-in microphone (
can adjust the balance so that the sound recorded from one micro-
phone is a higher level than the sound recorded from the other micro-
phone. Perform the following after connecting the external microphone
or audio device to the MIC terminal.
8 8
[FUNC.]
8
[A On]
8 7
[MENU]
8
[a]
For audio input from an external audio source.

For a microphone connected to the camcorder.
8 7
[MENU]
[ ] and [
8
[MIC Terminal Input]
8
[Audio Mix]
] to adjust the balance
8
). You
8
8
[a]
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