basic playback

CHANGING THE PLAYBACK MODE

You can switch the operation mode directly into the playback thumbnail display by touching the Play ( ) tab on the LCD screen. You will find the most recently created file is highlighted in the thumbnail view.

The thumbnail display options are selected depending on the standby mode that was used for the

last time, however, you can choose the video (HD or SD) or photo thumbnail view display options by touching the HD ( HD ), SD ( SD ), or photo () tab on the LCD screen.

To switch back into the record mode from the thumbnail display mode, you can touch the video ()/photo () tab on the LCD screen.

In the video or photo thumbnail display mode, you can directly enter the video or photo record mode by pressing the Recording start/stop or PHOTO button.

Understanding how to change the operation modes

You can simply change the operation modes by touching the LCD screen or using the buttons as shown in the following figures:

STBY 00:00:00 [80Min]

85

MIN

 

MODE

3888

85

MIN

 

140

HD

MIN

SD

3 / 3

 

HD

SD

 

140

HD

MIN

SD

3 / 3

 

Tip

You can choose the thumbnail display options from 3x2 (), and Date ().

You can switch the thumbnail display options between 3x2 and 4x3 by moving the Zoom (W/T) lever.

 

140

HD

MIN

SD

3 / 3

 

 

 

140

HD

SD

MIN

 

 

01/JAN/2010

(17)

1 / 1

 

 

 

 

140

HD

SD

MIN

 

1

2

3

4

 

 

1 / 1

 

 

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Samsung HMX-M20BP/EDC, HMX-M20SP/EDC, HMX-M20BP/XER manual Basic playback, Changing the Playback Mode

HMX-M20BP/XER, HMX-M20SP/EDC, HMX-M20BP/EDC specifications

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