Sony PMW-EX3 - Manual (Page 70)

Recording Audio Signals 70
Record
ing
3
Set the corresponding AUDIO IN
switch (CH-1 or CH-2) to EXT.
4
Set the corresponding LINE/MIC/+48V
switch (CH-1 or CH-2) according to the
connected microphone.
MIC: For a microphone that requires no
power supply
+48V: For a microphone that requires +48V
power supply (such as the ECM-673)
You can select automatic or manual adjustment
mode independently for each channel.
To adjust the levels automatically (AGC)
When the AUDIO SELECT switches CH-1 and
CH-2 are set to AUTO, the audio recording levels
are automatically adjusted.
To adjust the levels manually
Set the AUDIO SELECT switches CH-1 and CH-
2 to MANUAL, and adjust the audio recording
levels by turning the AUDIO LEVEL controls.
The value is set to 0 dB when the control is set to
5. Setting to 10 maximizes the level (+12 dB) and
setting to 0 minimizes it (–
∞
).
The input levels are displayed on the screen when
you press the DISPLAY/BATT INFO button.
Audio recording in special recording
modes
• No audio recording is made in Interval
Recording or Frame Recording.
• No audio recording is made in Slow & Quick
recording if the recording frame rate is set to a
value different from the playback frame rate.
You can monitor the sounds being recorded with
the headphones connected to the headphone
connector (stereo mini jack).
Note
The built-in speaker is disabled in Camera mode.
To adjust the audio monitoring volume
Use the MONITOR VOL buttons.
Pressing the + button increases the volume, and
pressing the – button decreases it. To muffle the
sound, set it to the minimum level.
While you adjust the volume, the level is
displayed as a bar on the screen.
Adjusting the Audio Recording
Levels
MIR ROR IMA GE
OF F
ON
DIS PLA Y/B ATT INF O P
A
SH OT TR AN SIT IO N B
TC /U -B IT /D UR A T IO N
THU MNA IL
F R EV PRE V
SEL/S ET
PLAY /PA USE
STO P
CAN CEL
R
L
F FW D
NEX T
REC STA RT/S TOP
HOL D
l
s
L
j
G / S J MON ITOR VO L
H L OFF
EXP ANDED FOCUS
RE REVI EW
RELEASE
STAR T/ STOP
MIC LINE
MIC+48V MIC LINE
MIC+48 V
AUDIO IN
CH-1
CH-2
1
2
4
3
External
microphone
to AUDIO IN
Cable clamp
Monitoring the Audio
ND1 ++F1.9 18dB SHT:1/2000
1 1.5 2 3 4 5 7 10 15 20 30 oo m
CH1
CH2
SDI O UT
GENLO CK IN
REMO TE TC O UT
TC IN
HDV
COM PON ENT OUT
DC IN MONITOR OUT S VIDEO
AUD IO O UT CH- 1 CH- 2
LOCK
RELEASE
THUMNAIL
F REV
PREV
SEL/SET PLA Y/PAU SE STOP
CANCEL
F FWD
NEXT REC STAR T/ST OP
HOLD
l s L
j G / S J
MONIT OR VOL
H L OFF
SH OT TR AN SIT IO N B
A
TC /U -B IT/ DU RAT IO N
RELE ASE
AUDIO IN
CH-1
MIC LINE MIC+ 48V
MIC LINE MIC+ 48V
CH-2
MONITOR VOL
Headphone
connector
MONITOR VOL buttons