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About 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.

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).
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.
1Functions available only for still images recorded on the disc will be marked with and
and functions available only for still images recorded on the memory card will be marked with
and instead.
2Depending on whether you choose to save the still images on the disc or the memory card.
Operating Mode Operating
Mode Indicator
/
Switch Icon Display Operation
CAMERA
(Red)
(Movies)
Recording movies
on the disc 34
PLAY
(Green)
Playing movies
from the disc 39
1CAMERA
(Red)
(Still
images)
or 2
Recording still images on
the memory card or disc 36
1PLAY
(Green) or 2Viewing still images from
the memory card or disc 41

NEXT

In the illustrations of the manual,
positions other than those relevant to the
function explained are marked with a
striped pattern. Depending on the model
and the operation mode, these positions
may be empty or show a different icon
than the one on the illustration.
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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.
Lock
button
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