Kodak Ektasound 130 - Microphone; Sound Indicator; Cable-Release Socket; Daylight Movies

microphone
For good sound movies, microphone
placement is extremely important! If you
stop and listen carefully, you will hear
sounds that your senses normally ignore.
For example, when you are reading,
you may not hear the television set in
the next room or the airplane passing
overhead. But YOU1' came1'a wiU "heal'''
and l'ecol'd these sounds. So, place the
microphone near your subject for the
best sound pickup, but at least 3 feet from
the camera to minimize pickup of cam-
era sounds. Remembe1', the Loudest sound
(whethe1' backgl'ound noise 01' someone
speaking LOt~dLy nea1' the micl'ophone)
will contl'oL the 1'ec01'ding LeveL
Plug the microphone into the MICRO-
PHONE JACK . With a sound cartridge in
the camera and the microphone plugged
in, you are ready to make sound movies.
The automatic gain control (AGC ) will
adjust the recording l evel automaticaL-
Ly . (To use a microphone other than the
one supplied, select one with an imped-
ance from 200 to 600 ohms. )
The supplied microphone is sensitive
from all directions (omnidirectional)
and to handling nOIses. So, locate the
microphone neal' your subject and Leave
it thel'e while fiLming the scene. (Per-
haps you can conceal the microphone
neal' your subject. ) Don't rub or handle
the microphone roughly during record-
ing, and don't place it on the camera
support. The STAND supplied with the
microphone permits you to place it on a
table or other flat surface.
If you wi sh to narrate a scene while
filming, hold the camera up to your eye
with one hand as you firmly hold the
microphone off to the opposite side (as
far as possible) with your other hand.
The recording level will be adjusted by
your voice, thus minimizing the sounds
of the camera on the sound track.
N OTE : If the camera stops running while
the trigger is pressed, check the bat-
teries.
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sound indicator
A SOUND INDICATOR is
built into your camera.
This indicator flickers
1'ed while making mov-
ies if these four condi-
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tions occur: (1) a SOUND IND ICATOR
sound cartridge is in ( l OW· LIGHT SIGNAL)
the camera, (2) the mi-
crophone is plugged C01'1'ectly into the
camera, (3) the 9-volt alkaline battery
is good, and (4) there are sounds in the
scene you are filming. If the indicator
does not appear while making sound
movies, check these items. (This light
may also appear red, blue, or purple if
you are making movies in low-light
levels.)
NOTE: The indicator may flicker momen-
tarily even if the microphone is not
plugged into the camera.
cable-release socket
A cable-re l ease socket, in the front of
the camera, enab l es you to run the cam-
era remotely. To use this feature, mount
the camera on a tripod and screw a
cable release into the socket.
daylight movies
For bright color movies, your subject
should be either entirely in bright 01'
hazy sunlight with the sun approximate-
ly behind you, or entirely in the shade
(not partially in each). Set the filter
switch to " oi;ii- ."
1 For sharp movies, keep at least as far
away from your subject as suggested in
"nearness to subject," (page 8).
2
Compose your picture in the view-
finder. Be sure that nothing obstructs
the lens or the electric eye.
3 Hold the camera steady and make
movies by firmly pushing in the trigger.
To stop making movies, release pressure
quickly.