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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.
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.
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
CAMERA
(Tape)
Recording movies
on the tape
(Memory card)
Recording still images
on the memory card
PLAY
(Tape)
Playing movies
from the tape
(Memory card)
Viewing still images
from the memory card
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
.
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.
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