Audio Settings - Blackmagicdesign Cinema Operation Manual

Menu Settings
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The 'audio' settings screen lets you adjust the microphone
input level, input level type, audio channel levels, mirror ch 1
audio to ch 2, and adjust the headphones or speaker volume.

Audio Settings

To adjust audio input and audio monitoring settings on your Blackmagic Camera, press the 'menu'
button to open the dashboard, select the 'settings' icon, then select the microphone icon to the left
of the settings menu.
Microphone Input
Microphone input adjusts the recording levels of the built in microphone. Move the audio slider left or
right to increase or decrease levels. Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera has a built in stereo microphone
and Blackmagic Cinema Camera and Production Camera 4K have built in mono microphones. The
built in microphones record to audio channels 1 and 2 when no external audio source is connected.
Channel 1 and 2 Input Levels
External audio connectors accept audio at microphone level or line level. It's important to select
'mic' or 'line' level audio as appropriate to avoid your external audio sounding almost inaudible or
too hot and distorted.
Set the external audio input levels by using the left and right arrows. To prevent damage, the
camera will automatically switch to line level input if the input levels are over the limit for a sustained
period of time.
Channel 1 Input Level
Move the audio slider icon left or right to increase or decrease levels for channel 1. The external audio
input overrides the built in microphone and is recorded to audio channel 1.
Channel 2 uses Channel 1 Input
Select Yes if you only have channel 1 input and want to record the same external audio to channels
1 and 2. You can leave this set to No if you only want to record one channel of audio.
Channel 2 Input Level
Move the audio slider icon left or right to increase or decrease levels for channel 2. The external audio
input overrides the built in microphone and is recorded to audio channel 2.
Headphone and Speaker Volume
When headphones are connected, a headphone icon will be displayed. When no headphones are
detected, a speaker icon will be displayed. Headphones will always be active when recording or
playing back, however speakers will only work when playing back. Move the volume slider left or
right to increase or decrease audio monitoring levels.