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Basic
Operation
of
the
Camcorder
Operating
Modes
The camcorder's operating mode is
determined by the
.~~[B
button and
the position
of
the camera
mode
dial.
In
this manual, I
·~I
indicates that a
function is available
in
the operating
mode shown and " indicates that
the function is not available. See the
following table
for
a summary
of
the
operating modes.
Recording:
Dual
Shot
and
Flexible
Recording
The camcorder offers
two
basic modes
for
recording video
or
photos: Dual
Shot
(I··~·I
mode) for beginners or if
you just prefer not
to
bother with
detailed camcorder settings, and
flexible recording mode, which lets
you change the camcorder's settings
to
your preference.
Turn the camera mode dial
to
.iJ
to
set
the camcorder
to
I
Ii'
I mode.
You
do
not need to worry about any settings
and can shoot video using just
[Start/Stop]
(CD
34)
or
take photos using
just
[E~9IqJ
(CD
60).
You
can also use
the zoom lever, Quick Start
(CD
37) and
Video Snapshot
(CD
47).
To
set the camcorder
to
flexible
recording mode, turn the camera mode
dial
to
.~
for movies
or
10 for photos.
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....
1
...
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.
~
(green)
lol
10
(blue)
[2~
-a
"
(green)
~
~
(blue)
*
(IH)
/Im)
/
mID
only.
Recording
movies
or
photos
to
the
memory
(Dual
Shot)
Recording
movies
to
the
memory
Recording
photos
to
the
memory
Playing
movies
from
the
memory
(press
.~~[B
while
the
camera
mode
dial
is
set
to
.iJ
or
.~)
Viewing
photos
from
the
memory
(press
.~~[B
while
the
camera
mode
dial
is
set
to
10)
.
25
34
60
:
38
62
25