Basic Operation of the Camcorder
Operating Modes
Recording
The camcorder offers two basic modes for recording video and photos:
Smart AUTO (
) mode for beginners or if you just prefer not to
bother with detailed camcorder settings, and flexible recording (
) mode, which lets you change the camcorder’s settings to your prefer-
ence. 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
modeicon
Operation
*
Easy recording of movies and photos.
Recording of movies and photos while enjoying full access to the menus and advanced functions.
*The mode icon displayed will change according to the optimal mode selected by the Smart AUTO function.
About the Smart AUTO mode•Only the following buttons/functions are available in this mode.
-START/STOP for recording movies
-PHOTO for recording photos
-Zoom lever
-Quick Start (
43)
-VIDEO SNAP for video snapshot (
58)
Preparations 27