Recording Audio; Audio Settings And Recorded Audio Channels - Canon XF205 Instruction Manual

Recording Audio

Recording Audio
The camcorder features 4-channel or 2-channel linear PCM audio recording and playback for MXF clips and
2-channel AAC audio recording and playback for MP4 clips. The sampling frequency is 48 kHz for all audio
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recording modes. You can record audio using commercially available microphones (INPUT 1/INPUT 2 terminal,
MIC terminal), line input (INPUT 1/INPUT 2 terminal) or the built-in microphone.
The same audio channels that are being recorded in the camcorder can also be output with the video signal from
the 3G/HD-SDI terminal* or MON. terminal*. You can record this audio signal on an external recorder.
* only.
Operating modes:

Audio Settings and Recorded Audio Channels

Which audio inputs are recorded to which audio channels is determined by a combination of menu settings,
audio-related controls on the camcorder and whether an external microphone is connected to the MIC terminal.
The following table gives an overview of the possible combinations.
For MXF clips, all the combinations listed are available. For MP4 clips, when the movie format is set to MP4 or to
MXF+MP4 using 2-channel audio recording, only the combinations marked as A are available. When the movie
format is set to MXF+MP4 using 4-channel audio recording, with the [¡ Audio Setup] > [Audio Input] >
[MP4 Channels] setting you can select which two channels of the four (B or C) to record with the MP4 clip.
2-channel audio recording
Menu settings
[4-Channel
[CH2 Input]
1
Input]
[INPUT 2]
[INPUT 1]
[Off] (2)
–
AUDIO IN selection switches
2
CH1 CH2
INPUT 2
INPUT 1
INT.MIC/MIC
INPUT 2
INT.MIC/MIC
INT.MIC/MIC
Recorded audio channels/
audio sources
MIC terminal
used
CH1
– terminal
– terminal
INPUT 1
terminal
(XLR)
No microphone
(monaural)
MIC terminal
Yes
(monaural)
Built-in
No microphone
(monaural)
terminal
MIC terminal
Yes
(monaural)
Built-in
No microphone microphone
(L)
MIC terminal MIC terminal
Yes
(L)
CH2
INPUT 2
(XLR)
INPUT 1
(XLR)
Built-in
A
INPUT 2
(XLR)
Built-in
(R)
(R)