Basic Operation Of The Camcorder - Canon XC10 Instruction Manual

Basic Operation of the Camcorder

Depending on how you plan to shoot, you may need to switch between shooting video clips and shooting
photos. Before you shoot, you can also select a shooting mode, which can give you the freedom of adjusting the
camcorder's camera-related settings or allow you to entrust the settings to the camcorder to varying degrees,
depending on the mode. After you finish recording, you can check your recordings by switching the camcorder
to playback mode.
Switching Between Movies and Photos
Operating modes:
To shoot video clips, set the movie/photo switch to v; to
shoot photos, set it to {.
Setting the Shooting Mode
You can select a shooting mode to match your shooting style.
Operating modes:
While pressing down the shooting mode dial button, turn the
shooting mode dial to the desired mode.
• For details on the various shooting modes, refer to
Modes
(A 49).
Switching Between Recording and Playback
With a single press of a button, the camcorder can easily switch
between recording mode and playback mode. For details on playing
back your recordings, refer to
Operating modes:
Hold the ^ button pressed down.
Operating Mode Icons Used in This Manual
This instruction manual uses icons to indicate
the recording and playback modes for video
clips and photos.
Icon
Video clip shooting mode.
Photo shooting mode.
Video clip playback mode
Photo playback mode.
Table of Contents
Playback
(A 100).
Description
Shooting
Menus
Basic Operation of the Camcorder
Index
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