Canon HF20 A Camcorder User Manual


 
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Joystick and Joystick Guide
Use the joystick to operate the camcorder's menus.
If the joystick guide does not appear on the screen, press or push
the joystick ( , ) to display it. The functions that appear depend
on the operating mode.
, or mode: Select ( ) a function and press to
change the setting. With some functions, you will need to make
further adjustments ( ).
mode: First, select ( ) a “row” of functions; then, press to
operate the function in the middle or push the joystick ( or ) to
operate the function on the left or right, respectively.
The joystick guide will minimize after 2 seconds. When the joystick
guide is minimized, you can still adjust or turn on/off the selected func-
tion; you can also maximize ( ) the joystick guide to select another
function or hide ( ) it altogether.
Using the Menus
Many of the camcorder’s functions can
be adjusted from the menus that open
after pressing . In mode,
menus cannot be accessed and, except
for a few exceptions, most menu set-
tings will return to their default values.
For details about the available menu
options and settings, refer to the appen-
dix Menu Options Lists ( 133).
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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