Selecting an audio scene to match your surroundings

Last Updated : 15-May-2013
Issue Number : 8201850000

Solution

You can have the camcorder optimize the audio settings of the built-in microphone by selecting the audio scene that matches your surroundings. This will greatly enhance the sense of "being there".

Alternatively, you can select [Custom Setting] in order to adjust the camcorder's various audio settings to your liking.

The procedure for setting audio scenes is explained below.

1. Set the power switch to <CAMERA>.

2. Touch [

].

3.

Drag your finger up or down to choose

[Audio Scene].

4. Touch the desired option and then touch [X].

Options (

Default value)

Standard	To record most general situations. The camcorder records with standard settings.
Music	To vibrantly record music performances and singing indoors.
Speech	Best for recording human voices and dialog.
Forest and Birds	To record birds and scenes in forests. The camcorder clearly captures sound as it spreads.
Noise Suppression]	To record scenes while reducing noise from wind, passing vehicles and similar ambient sound. Ideal for recording at the beach or in places with a lot of noise.
Custom Setting*	Allows you to adjust the audio settings to your liking.

* The settings that you can adjust are the [Mic Level] setting in the [

] panel and the following settings in the [

]: [Built-in Mic Wind Screen], [Built-in Mic Att.], [Built-in Mic Freq. Response] (audio equalizer), and [Built-in Mic Directionality]. [Custom Setting] is not available in mode. After setting [Audio Scene] to [Custom Setting], if the camcorder is then set to mode, this setting will change to [Standard].

Settings for each audio scene

	Standard	Music	Speech	Forest and Birds	Noise Suppression	Custom Setting
Mic Level	Manual 70	Manual 70	Manual 86	Manual 80	Manual 70	Automatic / Manual
Built-in Mic Wind Screen	Auto (High)	Auto (Low)	Auto (High)	Auto (High)	Auto (High)	Auto (High)/ Auto (Low)/ OFF
Built-in Mic Att.	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic/ ON/ OFF
Built-in Mic Directionality	Normal	Wide	Monaural	Wide	Monaural	Monaural/ Normal / Wide / Zoom
Built-in Mic Freq. Response	Normal	Boost HF+LF Range	Boost MF Range	Low Cut Filter	Low Cut Filter	Normal/ Boost LF range/ Low Cut Filter / Boost MF Range / Boost HF+LF Range

This concludes the procedure for setting audio scenes.