Basic Operation Of The Camcorder - Canon MD255 Instruction Manual

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Basic Operation of the Camcorder

Basic Operation of the
Camcorder
Operating Modes
The camcorder's operating mode is
determined by the positions of the
switch and the
manual, indicates that a function is
available in the operating mode shown
and indicates that the function is not
available. When no operating mode icons
are given, the function is available in all
operating modes.
Operating
mode
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/ switch. In the
switch / switch
(Tape)
(Card)
(Tape)
(Card)
Joystick and Joystick Guide
Use the joystick to operate the
camcorder's menus.
Push the joystick up, down, left or right
( , ) to select an item or change
settings.
Press the joystick itself (
settings or confirm an action. On menu
screens, this is indicated by the icon
.
The joystick can also be used in
combination with the joystick guide to
operate additional functions. Press (
to display/hide the joystick guide (when
recording, the joystick guide will appear
only when the mode switch is set to
). The functions that appear on the
joystick guide will change depending
on the operating mode.
Icon display Operation
Recording movies
on a tape
Recording still images
on a memory card
Playing movies
from a tape
Playing back still images
from a memory card
) to save the
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