How to change the microphone setting. - HC-V180
Applicable Recording modes
Adjusting the recording setting of the built-in microphone
Set [REC FORMAT] to [AVCHD] to allow you to use both microphone settings.
Press [MENU] → [RECORD SETUP] → [MIC SETUP] → [STEREO MIC] / [ZOOM MIC]
Available Settings (When recording in AVCHD format)
- [STEREO MIC] - Sound from two directions
is recorded in 2 ch by forward-facing stereo microphones.
- [MIC SETUP] will become [STEREO MIC] when the [REC FORMAT] is set to [MP4/iFrame].
- [ZOOM MIC] - Sound is recorded with changing the directionality in conjunction with the zoom operation. Sounds near the front of the unit are recorded more clearly if you zoom in (close-up) and surrounding sounds are recorded more realistically if you zoom out (wide angle).