Audio Settings

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[Sound Rec Level Disp.]

The sound recording level is displayed on the recording screen.

button_menu-set [ icon_movie ] [ icon_video-audio ] Select [Sound Rec Level Disp.]

[ON]	Sound recording level displayed on the recording screen.
[OFF]	—
[SET]	Sets the display size of sound recording level.
	[Displaying Size]	[LARGE]/[SMALL]

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When [Sound Rec Level Limiter] is set to [OFF], [Sound Rec Level Disp.] is fixed to [ON].

[Mute Sound Input]

This mutes audio input.

button_menu-set [ icon_movie ] [ icon_video-audio ] Select [Mute Sound Input]

Settings: [ON]/[OFF]

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[ icon_audio-input-mute ] is displayed on the recording screen.

[Sound Rec Gain Level]

This switches the gain of audio input.

button_menu-set [ icon_movie ] [ icon_video-audio ] Select [Sound Rec Gain Level]

[STANDARD]

This is the standard input gain setting. (0 dB)

[LOW]

Audio input is reduced for recording in environments with loud noises. (−12 dB)

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When [4ch Mic Input] is set to [ON], the sound recording gain of CH3/CH4 can be adjusted. ( character_reference [4ch Mic Input])

[Sound Rec Gain Level] is not available when [Mic Socket] is set to [ icon_line ] and an external audio device is connected.

[Sound Rec Level Adj.]

Manually adjust the sound recording level.

button_menu-set [ icon_movie ] [ icon_video-audio ] Select [Sound Rec Level Adj.]

Press character_left character_right to adjust the sound recording level and then press button_menu-set or button_joy-stick-push_s .

Settings: [MUTE]/[−18dB] to [+12dB]

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You can adjust by 1 dB increments.

This can also be set during video recording.

Displayed dB values are approximate.

When set to [MUTE], [ icon_audio-input-mute ] is displayed in the recording screen.

When [4ch Mic Input] is set to [ON], the sound recording level of CH3/CH4 can be adjusted. ( character_reference [4ch Mic Input])

[Sound Rec Quality]

Sound quality for video can be set when the [Rec. File Format] is [MOV] or [Apple ProRes].

button_menu-set [ icon_movie ] [ icon_video-audio ] Select [Sound Rec Quality]

[96kHz/24bit]

Audio is recorded using 96kHz/24bit high resolution audio.

This can be set when an XLR Microphone Adaptor (DMW-XLR1: optional), Stereo Shotgun Microphone (DMW-MS2: optional), or Stereo Microphone (VW-VMS10: optional) is connected. ( character_reference XLR Microphone Adaptor (Optional), External Microphones (Optional))

[48kHz/24bit]

Audio is recorded using 48kHz/24bit high quality audio.

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The setting is fixed to [48kHz/16bit] in the following case:

– When [Rec. File Format] is set to [MP4]

[Sound Rec Level Limiter]

The sound recording level is adjusted automatically to minimize sound distortion (crackling noise).

button_menu-set [ icon_movie ] [ icon_video-audio ] Select [Sound Rec Level Limiter]

Settings: [ON]/[OFF]

[Wind Noise Canceller]

This reduces the wind noise coming into the built-in microphone while maintaining sound quality.

button_menu-set [ icon_movie ] [ icon_video-audio ] Select [Wind Noise Canceller]

[HIGH]

This effectively reduces the wind noise by reducing the low-pitched sound when a strong wind is detected.

[STANDARD]

This reduces wind noise without loss of sound quality by filtering out only wind noise.

[OFF]

Turns the function off.

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You may not see the full effect depending on the recording conditions.

This function works only with the built-in microphone.

When an external microphone is connected, [Wind Cut] is displayed. ( character_reference Reduction of Wind Noise)

[Lens Noise Cut]

When using a lens compatible with power zoom, this reduces the sounds made by the zoom when it operates during video recording.

button_menu-set [ icon_movie ] [ icon_video-audio ] Select [Lens Noise Cut]

Settings: [ON]/[OFF]

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When this function is used, the sound quality may differ from that during normal operation.

[Audio Information]

This screen enables you to view audio settings and the status of recording all at once.

You can also touch the screen to change the settings.

The operations on the audio information display screen are the same as the control panel operations. ( character_reference Control Panel)

Press [ icon_audio-info_s ].

You can also display it by touching the audio display area on the control panel (Creative Video mode).

For information about the screen ( character_reference Audio Information Display)