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Recording Audio
• If you set an assignable button to [Audio Level Indicator] (A 123), you can press the button to turn the
onscreen audio level indicator on and off.
• When the optional the Canon DM-E1D Multi-Function Shoe Directional Stereo Microphone is attached,
adjustment with the audio level switch is also possible. In this case, CH1 settings are also applied to CH2.
Advanced Audio Input Settings
You can adjust the audio input settings for the INPUT terminals/MIC terminal. The corresponding menu settings
become available only when the respective audio input is active and the following conditions are met:
INPUT terminals: INPUT 1 or INPUT 2 switch is set to MIC or MIC+48V
MIC terminal: [MIC Input] is set to [MIC (with Power Supply)]
Microphone Sensitivity (INPUT Terminals)
You can select the external microphone’s sensitivity.
Select > [
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Audio Setup] > [INPUT 1 Mic Trimming] or [INPUT 2 Mic Trimming] > Desired
sensitivity level.
• You can select one of 5 sensitivity levels from –12 dB to +12 dB.
Microphone Attenuator (INPUT Terminals/MIC Terminal)
You can activate the external microphone’s attenuator (20 dB).
INPUT Terminals: Select > [
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Audio Setup] > [INPUT 1 Mic Att.] or [INPUT 2 Mic Att.] > [On].
MIC Terminal: Select > [
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Audio Setup] > [MIC Att.] > [On].
Low-Cut Filter (INPUT Terminals/MIC Terminal)
You can select the characteristics of the microphone according to the sound to be recorded.
INPUT Terminals: Select > [
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Audio Setup] > [INPUT 1 Mic Low Cut] or [INPUT 2 Mic Low
Cut] > Desired option.
MIC Terminal: Select > [
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Audio Setup] > [MIC Low Cut] > Desired option.
Options
[Off]: For recording audio under usual conditions.
[LC1]: For recording mainly people’s voices.
[LC2]: For reducing the background sound of wind when recording outdoors in windy surroundings (for
example, on a beach or close to buildings). Note that when you use this setting some
low-frequency sounds may be suppressed along with the sound of wind.
Changing the Reference Level of the External Microphone (INPUT Terminals)
You can select the reference level of each INPUT terminal (–18 dB or –20 dB).
Select > [
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Audio Setup] > [INPUT Reference Level] > Desired option.
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