/ [MIC SETUP] HC-X900M HC-X900 Recording setting of the built-in microphone can be adjusted. MENU : [RECORD SETUP] # [MIC SETUP] # desired setting If you wish to record higher quality sound and maintain realism even when zooming in, for instance, when recording a music recital, we recommend setting [MIC SETUP] to [SURROUND]. [MIC SETUP] will become [STEREO MIC] when the [REC MODE] is set to [iFrame]. Directivity of the microphone is interlocked with the zoom operation. Sounds near the front of the unit are recorded more clearly if you zoom in (close-up) and surrounding sounds are recorded more realistically if you zoom out (wide angle). MENU :
[RECORD SETUP] # [ZOOM MIC] # [ON] 75 VQT4C76 [SURROUND]: Sound is recorded with 5.1 ch surround microphone. [ZOOM MIC]: Sound is recorded with 5.1 ch surround microphone changing the directionality in conjunction with the zoom operation. Sounds near the front of the unit are recorded more clearly if you zoom in (close-up) and surrounding sounds are recorded more realistically if you zoom out (wide angle). [FOCUS MIC]: The forward sound is recorded more clearly by enhancing the directionality toward the center for the 5.1 ch surround microphone. [STEREO MIC]: Sound from two directions is recorded in 2 ch by forward-facing stereo microphones. HC-X800 [ZOOM MIC]