topic Re: External mic sound level in Camcorders

External mic sound level

rockh12000 — Sun, 02 Aug 2015 19:39:30 GMT

I'm recording sound from a mixer. Whenever the audio goes down the agc kicks the record level up. I've looked through the manual, but I can't find any way to disable agc. Any ideas?

Also, I'd like to be able to manually set the record level. Again, I can't find the way to do that.

I appreciate any help offered.

Re: External mic sound level

Danny — Sun, 02 Aug 2015 19:47:24 GMT

Hi, rockh12000!

So that the Community can help you better, we will need to know exactly which Canon camera model you're using. That, and any other details you'd like to give will help the Community better understand your issue!

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Re: External mic sound level

rockh12000 — Sun, 02 Aug 2015 20:44:36 GMT

OOPS! My bad. It's a Vixia HF r52

Re: External mic sound level

Mykolas — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 16:28:46 GMT

rockh12000,

In the [Main Functions] menu screen, you will find an option called [Mic Level]. Select it, then select [M (Manual)] and use the LEFT or RIGHT buttons to adjust the recording levels manually.

If this is a time sensitive-matter, additional support options are available at Contact Us.

Re: External mic sound level

rockh12000 — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 13:55:34 GMT

Thank you! I'll try it when I get the camera back from warranty work.