Olympus LS-12 - Manual (Page 66)

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enu setting method
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Menu setting method
, Rec Menu
Mic Gain
Recording sensitivity is adjustable to meet recording
needs.
[ Hi ]:
Suitable for recording meetings and seminars with
a small number of people.
[ Mid ]:
Suitable for recording musical performances.
[ Lo ]:
Suitable for recording loud musical performances.
• This function is enabled when the Mode dial
is switched to [ QUICK ]. When the Mode dial is
switched to [ SMART ] * or [ MANUAL ], adjust the
recording level via the correction function (
☞ P.31).
• To confirm the setting, press and hold the F3 ( INFO )
button at the [ Home ] screen ( ☞ P.23).
* In [ SMART ] mode, you can adjust the recording
level after setting the time for
[ Smart Time ] (
☞ P.68).
Limiter
Switch to the automatic adjustment function
according to the input level during recording.
[ Music ]:
Select this setting for clarity of sound volume. This
setting is suitable for music recordings.
[ Voice ] :
Select this setting to equalize the sound volume.
The sound can be recorded at a predetermined
volume to produce equalized recordings. This
setting is suitable for voice recordings.
[ Off ]:
Use this position when adjusting the input levels
without using the correction function.
• This function is enabled when the Mode dial is
switched to [ SMART ] or [ MANUAL ] ( ☞ P.29, P.30).
• If the sound input is too loud, noise may occur
even if you set [ Limiter ] to [ Music ] or [ Voice ]. Also,
in certain cases the PEAK indicator light, which
indicates loud input, may not light. To ensure
successful recording, we recommend that you test
the record function and volume before use.
• To confirm the setting, press and hold the F3 ( INFO )
button at the [ Home ] screen ( ☞ P.23).
Rec Format
This setting corresponds to the linear PCM format that
can record sound at a sound quality that is better than
CDs and to the MP3 format that can record by highly
compressing the file.
1
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.