
14
Using the Mode Dial
The GE camera provides a convenient mode dial that allows you to switch between different modes with ease. All the available modes are listed as follows.
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  | Auto | 
  | Switch to take still pictures. (The camera uses the default pro-  | 
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  | Playback | 
  | Switch to view the pictures/videos stored in the memory card and  | 
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  | Movie  | 
  | Switch to record videos.  | 
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  | Image Stabili-  | 
  | Switch to use Image Stabilization when taking still pictures.  | 
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  | Scene  | 
  | Switch to use a preset scene mode for taking still pictures.  | 
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  | There are 12 scenes in total.  | 
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  | Portrait  | 
  | Switch to portrait mode when taking   | 
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  | Panorama  | 
  | Switch to capture a sequence of shots and stitch them together into a  | 
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  | Manual | 
  | Switch to take still pictures in manual mode, where many camera set-  | 
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