Canon HV20 About the Joystick and the Joystick Guide, About the Operating Modes, Switch

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About the Joystick and the Joystick Guide

The mini joystick allows you to control many of the camcorder’s operations and to make selections and changes in the camcorder’s menus.

Push the joystick up, down, left or right

(, ) to select an item or change settings.

Press the joystick itself ( ) to save the settings or confirm an action. On menu screens, this is indicated by the SET icon .

The functions assigned to the joystick change according to the operation mode and the camcorder’s settings. Press ( ) to display/hide the joystick guide to remind you of the joystick’s functions.

When the guide contains multiple `pages´, [NEXT] and the page number icon ( ) will appear at the bottom position. Push the joystick () toward [NEXT] to display the next `page´ of the guide.

About the Operating Modes

The camcorder’s operating mode is determined by the positions of the switch and the

/ switch. In the manual, indicates that a function is available in the operating

mode shown and indicates that the function is not available. When no operating mode icons are given, the function is available in all operating modes.

Operating Mode	Switch	/	Switch	Icon Display	Operation
					Recording movies
					on the tape	26
		(Tape)
	CAMERA				Recording still images
					on the memory card	27
		(Memory card)
					Playing movies
					from the tape	29
		(Tape)
	PLAY				Viewing still images
					from the memory card	33
		(Memory card)