Basic Operation Of The Camcorder; Operating Modes; The; Button - Canon FS10 Instruction Manual

Preparations
Basic Operation of the
Camcorder

Operating Modes

The camcorder's operating mode is
determined by the position of the mode
dial. In this manual,
a function is available in the operating
mode shown and
the function is not available. When no
operating mode icons are given, the
function is available in all operating
modes. See the following table for a
summary of the operating modes.

The

Button:

Flexible Recording
The camcorder offers two basic modes
for recording video or still images:
mode for beginners or if you just
prefer not to bother with detailed
Operating mode Mode dial
* / only.
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indicates that
indicates that
Mode or
Icon display
* / Recording movies in the built-in memory* /
(green) on the memory card
* / Recording still images in the built-in memory* /
(blue) on the memory card
* / Playing movies from the built-in memory* /
(green) memory card
* / Viewing still images from the built-in memory* /
(blue) memory card
camcorder settings, and flexible
recording mode, which lets you
change the camcorder's settings to
your preference.
Press the button to enter the
mode (the button's blue light will
be on). You do not need to worry about
any settings and can shoot video using
just the zoom lever (
Start/Stop
( 32) or take photos using
just the zoom lever and
You can also use the Quick Start
function ( 35). Press the
button again to return to the flexible
recording mode (the button's light is
off). You can access the menus and
Operation
34) and
( 54).
PHOTO
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