Canon Legria HFM31, Instruction Manual

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Preparations
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• For details about how to take care of the touch screen, refer to Handling
Precautions (
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183), Cleaning (
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188).
Operating Modes
Recording
When recording video or photos, the camcorder’s operating mode is
determined by the position of the mode switch and the onscreen con-
trol buttons.
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The mode icon displayed will change according to the optimal mode selected by the
Smart AUTO function (
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40).
Playback
Press the camera/play button
S
to switch the cam-
corder between camera (recording) mode and playback
mode. The playback mode you switch into depends on the
initial recording mode.
You can press
S
when the camcorder is off to turn it
on directly in playback mode.
Operating
mode
Mode switch Onscreen icon Operation
Dual Shot Record video and take photos easily, letting the camcorder take care of all the
settings – Great for beginners or if you just prefer not to bother with detailed camcorder
settings.
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Easy recording of movies and
photos (
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39).
Flexible recording Use one of the dedicated recording modes to enjoy full access to the
menus and advanced functions and change the camcorder’s settings to your preference.
Touch [
4
] to record movies
(
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55).
Touch [
3
] to record photos
(
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101).