Preparations

function is available in all operating modes.

Navigation Buttons and Control Dial

This camcorder is equipped with navigation buttons (/// buttons) and a control dial on the LCD panel to allow you to operate the various functions. The functions assigned to the navigation buttons and control dial change according to the operating mode and the camcorder's settings.

Press the navigation buttons to select an item or change settings.

Press to save the settings or confirm an action. On menu screens, this is

indicated by the icon .

For many functions, turning the control

dial is equivalent to pressing or . For other functions, turning it is

equivalent to pressing or . Note that the control dial cannot be used for some functions.

Function Guide

Press to display/hide the function guide. In the illustrations of this manual, positions other than those relevant to the function explained are marked with a striped pattern.

Operating Mode

Operating Mode

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Icon Display

Operation

 

Indicator

Switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recording movies

29

 

 

(Movies)

 

on the hard disk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Red)

 

 

Recording still images

62

 

 

(Still images)

 

on the memory card

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playing movies

34

 

 

(Movies)

(Green)

from the hard disk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Green)

 

 

Viewing still images

64

 

 

(Still images)

(Blue)

from the memory card

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22