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).