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Preparations
Basic Operation of the Camcorder
Joystick and Joystick Guide
Use the joystick to operate the
camcorder’s menus.
Press
to display/hide the joystick
guide (when recording, the joystick
guide will appear only when the mode
switch is set to
). The functions that
appear on the joystick guide will
change depending on the operating
mode.
Using the Menus
Many of the camcorder’s functions can
be adjusted from the menus that open
after pressing
.
For details about the available menu
options and settings, refer to the
appendix
Menu Options Lists
(
45).
Selecting an Option from the FUNC. Menu
1
Press .
2
Select (
) the icon of the
function you want to change from
the left side column.
Menu items not available will appear
grayed out.
3
Select (
) the desired setting
from the available options at the
bottom bar.
• The selected option will be
highlighted in light blue.
• With some settings you will need
to make further selections and/or
press
. Follow the additional
operation guides that will appear
on the screen (such as the joystick
icon
, small arrows, etc.).
4
Press
to save the settings
and close the menu.
You can press
to close the
menu at any time.
Basic Operation of the
Camcorder
Press the joystick itself (
) to
save the settings or confirm an
action. On menu screens, this is
indicated by the icon
.
Push the joystick up, down, left
or right (
,
) to select an
item or change settings.
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