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Useful Features
Selecting the User Mode
This camcorder features three user modes for
the camera recording functions. The selectable
items on the menu screen are different
depending on the user mode.
Media Selection switch
User mode
Auto mode (AUTO): Lets you adjust all menu
settings except manual settings.
Manual mode (MANUAL): Lets you adjust all
settings including the following manual
settings.
—MAN. FOCUS, SHUT. SPEED, EXPOSURE
Easy mode (EASY): Lets you adjust only the
following basic menu settings.
—FADE, QK. RETURN, PHOTO SNAP, SNAP
EFF., WIND, SOUND, DISPLAY, SELF
TIMER, REC MODE
Power switch
AUTO ON/OFF button
1 Set the Media Selection
switch to TAPE or CARD.
2 Hold down the Lock button and set the
Power switch to CAMERA.
• The user mode indicator is displayed.
AUTO
User mode indicator
3 Press the AUTO ON/OFF button.
• Each time you press the AUTO ON/OFF
button, the user mode changes between
Auto mode and Manual mode.
• To select Easy mode, hold down the
AUTO ON/OFF button for more than two
seconds.
Notes:
• All manual settings in Manual mode will be
canceled when you press the AUTO ON/OFF
button to return to Auto mode.
• To cancel Easy mode, hold down the AUTO
ON/OFF button for more than two seconds.
• There is no user mode for playback functions.
• The example screens in this operation manual
assume the use of Auto mode unless otherwise
indicated.
Lock button