Preparations

Joystick and Joystick Guide

Use the joystick to operate 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 icon .

Press to display/hide the joystick guide. The functions that appear on the joystick guide will change depending on the operating mode.

FUNCUsing the Menus

Many of the camcorder’s functions can be adjusted from the menus that open

after pressing the . button

( FUNC. ). 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 ( 27). For details about the available menu options and settings, refer to the appendix Menu Options Lists ( 90).

Selecting a FUNC. Menu Option

Following is an example of selecting a FUNC. menu option in a recording mode.

1ress FUNC. .

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 FUNC. to save the settings and close the menu.

You can press FUNC. to close the menu at any time.

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