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CRec Menu Mic Sense A n Microphone sensitivity is adjustable to meet recording needs. [High]: This is a highly sensitive mode which can record surrounding noises. [Low]: This is the standard level of microphone sensitivity. Select this mode for cases where the volume of the source sound is high, such as a band performance. Note • When you would like to clearly record a speaker's voice, set [Mic Sense] to [Low] and hold recorder's built-in stereo microphone close to the speaker's mouth (5-10 cm) when recording. Rec Mode A The recorder supports the Linear PCM recording format, which allows sound to be recorded with a quality equivalent to CD or higher, and the MP3 format, which allows files to be saved with a high compression ratio. This means you can choose to give priority to either sound quality or recording time. 1 Select the recording format. [PCM]: This is an uncompressed audio format which is used for music CDs and the like. [MP3]: MPEG is the international standard established by a working group of the ISO (International Organization for Standardization). 2 Select the recording rate. When [PCM] is selected: [96 kHz/24 bit] to [44.1 kHz/16 bit] When [MP3] is selected: [320 kbps] to [128 kbps] Menu setting method Notes • When the recording format is set to the MP3 formats, the sampling rate will be encoded and processed at 44.1 kHz. • When a high recording rate setting is used the file capacity will increase. Make sure that the amount of memory remaining is sufficient before recording. • When the recorder is in movie mode, the [Rec Mode] setting will not be affected. To set the recording mode, set the [Image Quality] setting in [Recording Settings] while in movie mode (☞ P.68). Rec Level A n 4 You can set the device to automatically or manually adjust the recording level. 1 Select [Manual] or [Auto]. [Manual]: Recording is performed by manually adjusting the recording level. [Auto]: Recording is performed by automatically adjusting the recording level. This is useful for when you will be recording right away. • If you select [Manual], proceed to the operation of step 2. 2 Select limiter function. [Limiter ON]: This function will adjust the input level when sudden high volume is encountered. This will prevent sound distortion. [Limiter OFF]: Disables this function. Adjust the recording level: 1 Press the 9 or 0 button while the recorder is recording, shooting or paused to adjust the recording level. EN 65 Menu setting method

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Menu setting method
C
Rec Menu
Mic Sense
A
n
Microphone sensitivity is adjustable to meet
recording needs.
[
High
]:
This is a highly sensitive mode which can record
surrounding noises.
[
Low
]:
This is the standard level of microphone
sensitivity. Select this mode for cases where the
volume of the source sound is high, such as a
band performance.
Note
•
When you would like to clearly record a speaker’s
voice, set [
Mic Sense
] to [
Low
] and hold
recorder’s built-in stereo microphone close to
the speaker’s mouth (5-10 cm) when recording.
Rec Level
A
n
You can set the device to automatically or manually
adjust the recording level.
1
Select [
Manual
] or [
Auto
].
[
Manual
]:
Recording is performed by manually
adjusting the recording level.
[
Auto
]:
Recording is performed by automatically
adjusting the recording level. This is useful
for when you will be recording right away.
•
If you select [
Manual
], proceed to the
operation of step 2.
±
Select limiter function.
[
Limiter ON
]:
This function will adjust the input level
when sudden high volume is encountered.
This will prevent sound distortion.
[
Limiter OFF
]:
Disables this function.
Adjust the recording level:
1
Press the
9
or
0
button while
the recorder is recording, shooting or
paused to adjust the recording level.
Menu setting method
Rec Mode
A
The recorder supports the Linear PCM recording
format, which allows sound to be recorded with
a quality equivalent to CD or higher, and the MP3
format, which allows files to be saved with a high
compression ratio. This means you can choose to give
priority to either sound quality or recording time.
1
Select the recording format.
[
PCM
]:
This is an uncompressed audio format which
is used for music CDs and the like.
[
MP3
]:
MPEG is the international standard
established by a working group of the
ISO (International Organization for
Standardization).
±
Select the recording rate.
When [
PCM
] is selected:
[
96 kHz/24 bit
] to [
44.1 kHz/16 bit
]
When [
MP3
] is selected:
[
320 kbps
] to [
128 kbps
]
Notes
•
When the recording format is set to the MP3
formats, the sampling rate will be encoded and
processed at 44.1 kHz.
•
When a high recording rate setting is used
the file capacity will increase. Make sure that
the amount of memory remaining is sufficient
before recording.
•
When the recorder is in movie mode, the [
Rec
Mode
] setting will not be affected. To set the
recording mode, set the [
Image Quality
] setting
in [
Recording Settings
] while in movie mode
(
☞
P.68).