Dual HDR microphones provide distortion-free stereo audio recording in a wide variety of conditions, including loud venues.

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Once you've finely tuned your settings (including the width of the stereo field) actually recording something is a breeze.

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Additionally, Full HD (1080p) video recording with stereo sound is possible with the simple touch of the dedicated movie record button.

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For those who want to capture their journey through video, this camera also offers Full HD (1080p) movie recording with stereo sound.

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Even before the benefits of stereo, which arrived shortly after this recording, this magician of the studio was able to lend palpable atmosphere to his projects.

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As a hybrid recording, it plays in regular stereo and on a regular CD player.

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Otherwise, we're still looking at the same 1.3-inch OLED display, line-in recording including the ability to record in WMA stereo via an external mic, an FM tuner, and about 20 hours of music playback.

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Movie recording can be started with a single press of the dedicated "Movie Recording Button" and records high-quality sound using the built-in stereo microphone.

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