Basic Operation of the Camcorder

Operating Modes

Recording

The camcorder offers two basic modes for recording video

and photos:

mode, for beginners or if you just prefer

not to bother with detailed camcorder settings, and flexible

recording (

) mode, which lets you change the cam-

corder’s settings to your preference. Press the

button to

switch the camcorder to

mode and press the button

again to switch back to

mode. In either mode, you can record

movies by pressing Start/Stop

or take photos by pressing PHOTO .

 

 

 

 

Operating

Onscreen

Operation

mode

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Easy recording of movies and photos.

 

 

 

 

 

Recording of movies and photos while enjoying full

 

 

access to the menus and advanced functions.

 

 

 

 

About mode

Only the following buttons/functions are available in this mode.

-Start/Stop for recording movies

-PHOTO for recording photos

-Zoom ( 36)

-Quick Start ( 37)

-VIDEO SNAP for recording video snapshot scenes ( 51)

NOTES

In mode, menus cannot be accessed but the following settings can be changed in advance.

- FUNC. menu: Recording mode of movies.

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