Olympus LS-20M - Manual (Page 65)

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Menu setting method
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 [M ic 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).