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 
.
The functions that appear in the joystick guide depend on the operating mode. By default, the joystick guide is minimized. Push the joystick (
) to display it.
•
or 
mode: Select (
) a function and press 
to change the setting. With some functions, you will need to make further
adjustments (
).
•
mode: First, select (
) a “row” of functions; then, press 
to operate the function in the middle or push the joystick (
or 
) to operate the function on the left or right, respectively.
The joystick guide will minimize after 2 seconds. When the joystick guide is minimized, you can still adjust or turn on/off the selected function; you can also maximize (
) the joystick guide to select another function, or hide (
) it altogether.
Many of the camcorder’s functions can be adjusted from the menus that open
after pressing FUNC. . In 
mode,
however, menus cannot be accessed and, except in a few cases, most menu settings will return to their default val-
ues.
For details about the available menu options and settings, refer to the appendix Menu Options Lists (
86).
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