12About this Manual

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

In the illustrations of the manual,

 

 

 

 

When the joystick guide contains

positions other than those relevant to the

 

 

 

 

multiple ‘pages’, [NEXT] and the page

 

 

 

 

function explained are marked with a

 

 

 

 

number icon ( ) will appear at the

 

 

 

 

striped pattern. Depending on the model

 

 

 

 

bottom position. Push the joystick ( )

and the operation mode, these positions

 

NEXT

toward [NEXT] to display the next ‘page’

may be empty or show a different icon

 

of the guide.

than the one on the illustration.

About the Power Switch

In addition to turning the camcorder on and off, the power switch

also toggles the camcorder’s operating mode.

To turn on the camcorder: Hold the lock button pressed down and

move the power switch down to ON.

To change the operating mode: From the ON position, slide down the power switch momentarily toward MODE and release it. This action will toggle the operating mode between recording (CAMERA - red indicator) and playback (PLAY - green indicator).

Lock

button

About the Operating Modes

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

Operating

/

Icon Display

Operation

 

Mode Indicator

Switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAMERA

 

 

Recording movies

28

 

(Red)

 

 

on the disc

 

 

 

 

 

PLAY

(Movies)

 

Playing movies

32

 

(Green)

 

 

from the disc

 

 

 

 

 

CAMERA

 

 

Recording still images on

30

 

(Red)

 

 

the disc

 

(Still

 

 

 

PLAY

 

Viewing still images from

 

 

images)

 

33

 

(Green)

 

the disc