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About the Joystick and the Joystick Guide
The mini joystick allows you to control many of the camcorder’s operations and to make selections and changes in 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 SET icon 
.
The functions assigned to the joystick change according to the operation mode and the camcorder’s settings. Press (
) to display/hide the joystick guide to remind you of the joystick’s functions.
When the guide contains 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.
About the Operating Modes
The camcorder’s operating mode is determined by the positions of the 
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.
Operating Mode | Switch | / Switch Icon Display | Operation |
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| Recording movies |
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| on the tape | |
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| CAMERA |
| Recording still images |
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| on the memory card | ||
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| (Memory card) |
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| Playing movies |
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| from the tape | |
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| (Tape) |
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| PLAY |
| Viewing still images |
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| from the memory card | ||
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| (Memory card) |
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