88 VideoRefer to Using the Mini Advanced Shoe(0 86).appears. For details about usingthe optional external microphone, referto the instruction manual of the acces-sory used.Using other microphonesYou can also use commercially avail-able microphones. Connect the exter-nal microphone to the MIC terminal.Use commercially available condensermicrophones with their own powersupply. You can connect almost anystereo microphone with a ∅ 3.5 mmplug but audio recording levels mayvary.NOTES• Playing back recordings made with the optional SM-V1 Surround Micro-phone: You can enjoy 5.1ch surround sound playback on HDTVs com-patible with 5.1ch surround sound connected to the camcorder usingan HDMI cable. Audio output from the AV OUT/X terminal (includingheadphone output) will be converted to 2ch stereo. The camcorder’sbuilt-in speaker is monaural.• When an external microphone is connected to the camcorder, 78 [Wind Screen] will automatically be set to [B Off Z].• When using the optional SM-V1 Surround Microphone, change themicrophone's directionality mode with the 7 8 [Surround MicDirectionality] setting.• If the audio level is too high and the sound gets distorted, adjust theaudio recording level manually (0 83) or activate the microphone atten-uator with the 7 8 [Microphone Attenuator] setting (or [SurroundMic Attenuator] when the optional SM-V1 Surround Microphone isattached to the camcorder).MIC terminalCOPY
