Recording apparatus, and control method of recording apparatus

A control method of a recording apparatus, the recording apparatus comprising an apparatus body having a front surface and a rear surface that constitute a front and a back, a first microphone which is placed in the front surface of the apparatus body and which has a predetermined directivity, and a second microphone which is provided in the rear surface facing the front surface of the apparatus body and which has a directivity that is narrower than that of the first microphone, the control method comprising:

• detecting whether the apparatus body is horizontally placed or vertically placed;
• and
• switching a microphone for use in recording processing between the first microphone and the second microphone in accordance with state of the apparatus body to perform the recording processing, wherein the microphone is switched for use in the recording processing between the first microphone and the second microphone on the basis of whether the apparatus body is horizontally placed.