Preparations
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Joystick and Joystick Guide
Use the joystick to operate the
camcorder's menus.
Press to display/hide the joystick
guide. The functions that appear on the
joystick guide will change depending
on the operating mode.
Using the Menus
Many of the camcorder’s functions can
be adjusted from the menus that open
after pressing the FUNC. button
( ). To access the menus set the
camcorder to flexible recording mode.
In mode, except for a few
exceptions, most menu settings will
return to their default values ( 25).
For details about the available menu
options and settings, refer to the
appendix Menu Options Lists ( 88).
Selecting a FUNC. Menu Option
Following is an example of selecting a
FUNC. menu option in a recording
mode.
1Press .
2Select ( ) the icon of the
function you want to change from
the left side column.
Menu items not available will appear
grayed out.
3Select ( ) the desired setting
from the available options at the
bottom bar.
• The selected option will be
highlighted in orange.
• With some settings you will need
to make further selections and/or
press . Follow the additional
operation guides that will appear
on the screen (such as the
icon, small arrows, etc.).
4Press to save the settings
and close the menu.
You can press to close the
menu at any time.
Press the joystick itself ( ) to save the
settings or confirm an action. On menu
screens, this is indicated by the icon .
Push the joystick up, down, left or right ( ,
) to select an item or change settings.
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