Canon VIXIA HF M500 VIXIA HF M50 / HF M52 / HF M500 Instruction Manual - Page 119

Manual Adjustment of the Audio Recording Level 1 Open the manual audio recording level adjustment screen. [FUNC.] > [ä Mic. Level] > [n] (manual) • The audio level indicator and current audio recording level will appear on the screen. When p > [Audio Mix] is set to [i On], two audio level indicators will appear, the top one for the built-in microphone, and the bottom one for the external audio. • Touch [m] (automatic) to return the camcorder to automatic audio recording levels. External audio Using audio mix (A 126) Built-in microphone 2 Touch and hold [Ï] or [Ð] to adjust the audio recording level as necessary. As a guideline, adjust the audio recording level so that the audio level meter will go to the right of the -12 dB mark (yellow area) only occasionally. 3 Touch [X] to lock the audio recording level at the current level. To display the audio level indicator Usually, the audio level indicator will be displayed only after activating the manual adjustment of the audio recording level. You can choose to display it also when the audio level is adjusted automatically. [FUNC.] > [ä Mic. Level] > [m] (automatic) > [Audio Level Indicator] > [X] Video Š 119