44 • Video* The following icons will appear even whenall other on-screen displays are turned off:The icons and (inmode), the icon and AF frames when theautofocus is locked (in mode),screen markers (both recording modes).Using an External MicrophoneYou can use a commercially availablemicrophone, for example to recordaudio more accurately.Connect the external microphone tothe MIC terminal.NOTES• Use commercially available condensermicrophones with their own powersupply. You can connect almost anystereo microphone with a ∅ 3.5 mm plugbut audio recording levels may vary.• When an external microphone isconnected to the camcorder,[WIND SCREEN] will automatically be setto [ OFF ].About the Data CodeWith every scene or still imagerecorded, the camcorder keeps a datacode (date/time of recording,information about the camera setup,etc.). In mode, thisinformation is displayed on the bottombar and as information icons; inmode, you can select theinformation to be displayed with the[DATA CODE] setting ( 70).( 21)