Recording and playing back voice memos on the EOS 1Dx Mark III.

Article ID: ART176389 | Date published: 02/03/2020 | Date last updated: 03/20/2020
 

Description

How to record and play back voice memos on the EOS 1Dx Mark III.

Solution

Voice Memo Recording and Playback

Voice Memo Recording and Playback

You can add (record) voice memos to your shots. Voice memos are recorded as WAV audio files with the same file number as the image. They can be played back by the camera or a computer.

Recording Voice Memos

  1. Switch to playback.

  2. Select an image to add a voice memo to.

    • Turn the Quick Control Dial dial to select an image to add a voice memo to.
  3. Record a voice memo.

    • Hold down the Protect/Voice memo button for approx. 2 sec.
    • Keep holding down the button after [Recording memo...] appears, and speak into the voice memo microphone (1). Each recording can be up to approx. 30 sec.
    • To end the voice memo, release the button.
    • A [Voice memo images] icon is displayed at the top of the screen.

Caution

  • Voice memos cannot be added to movies or protected images.
  • Voice memos cannot be recorded with an external microphone.

Note

  • Audio quality of voice memo recording can be changed in [Custom Functions7: Memo audio quality].
  • To record voice memos longer than 30 sec., repeat step 2.
  • You can record a single voice memo during image review (immediately after shooting) by following step 2.
  • Even during transfer to an FTP server, you can add a voice memo to images from the playback screen. However, voice memos cannot be added to the image currently being transferred.

Playing Voice Memos

  1. Select [Custom Functions6: Protect/Voice memobutton function].

  2. Select [Play memo(Hold:Rec. memo)].

  3. Select an image for voice memo playback.

    • Press the Playback button to switch to image playback.
    • Turn the Quick Control Dial dial to select an image labeled with a [Voice memo images] icon at the top of the screen.
  4. Play back the voice memo.

    (1) Speaker

    • Press the Protect/Voice memo button to play back the voice memo.
    • You can adjust the sound volume by turning the Main Dial dial.
    • Press the Protect/Voice memo button to stop playback.

Note

  • Multiple voice memos added to an image are played back consecutively.
  • Added voice memos cannot be erased by themselves using the camera.
  • Erasing images () also erases any voice memos added to the images.

 

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