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Olympus DM-720 - Setting the Recording Mode [Rec Mode]; Selecting Microphone Directivity [Zoom MIC]

Olympus DM-720
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Recording menu [Rec Menu]
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Recording menu [Rec Menu]
Setting the recording mode
[Rec Mode]
You can prioritize sound quality or recording
time. Select the recording mode that best
matches your recording application.
1
Press the
+
or
button to select
the recording format.
[PCM]:
This is an uncompressed audio format
which is used for music CDs etc.
[MP3]:
This is a common sound compression
mode. File sizes in this format are
smaller than in the PCM format.
2
Press the
+
or
button to select
the recording rate.
When [
PCM
] was selected:
[48.0kHz/16bit]
[44.1kHz/16bit]
When [
MP3
] was selected:
[320kbps]
[128kbps]
[64kbps mono]
*1
[8kbps mono]
*1
*1 Mono recording
TIP
Sound quality increases as the
recording rate value increases.
Setting a higher recording rate
increases file size. Check that you have
enough remaining memory before
recording.
To record conferences and presentations
clearly, it is recommended to set [Rec
Mode] to other than [mono].
NOTE
When [Rec Mode] is set to stereo,
recording with a connected mono
microphone records on the left channel
only.
Selecting microphone directivity
[Zoom Mic]
The voice recorder’s built-in stereo
microphone provides directivity ranging from
broad-coverage stereo recording to highly
directional recording.
1
Press the
+
or
button to adjust
the built-in stereo microphones
directivity.
The + button increases directivity.
The button enables recordings with
broader-coverage stereo.
Reducing directivity and broadening
the sound pickup range gives
recordings more of a stereo effect.
The setting can be adjusted to
between [–3] and [+6].

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