About The Power Switch; About The Operating Modes - Canon DC DC210 Instruction Manual

About this Manual
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The functions assigned to the joystick change according to the operation mode and the
camcorder's settings. Press (
In the illustrations of the manual,
positions other than those relevant to the
function explained are marked with a
striped pattern. Depending on the model
and the operation mode, these positions
may be empty or show a different icon
than the one on the illustration.

About the Power Switch

In addition to turning the camcorder on and off, the power switch
also toggles the camcorder's operating mode.
To turn on the camcorder: Hold the lock button pressed down and
move the power switch down to ON.
To change the operating mode: From the ON position, slide down
the power switch momentarily toward MODE and release it. This
action will toggle the operating mode between recording
(CAMERA - red indicator) and playback (PLAY - green indicator).

About the Operating Modes

The camcorder's operating mode is determined by the positions of the power switch and the
/ switch. In the manual,
mode shown and
icons are given, the function is available in all operating modes.
Operating Mode
Mode Indicator
CAMERA
CAMERA
) to display/hide the joystick guide.
indicates that a function is available in the operating
indicates that the function is not available. When no operating mode
Operating /
Switch
(Red)
(Movies)
PLAY
(Green)
(Red)
(Still
PLAY
images)
(Green)
When the joystick guide contains
multiple 'pages', [NEXT] and the page
number icon (
bottom position. Push the joystick (
toward [NEXT] to display the next 'page'
NEXT
of the guide.
Icon Display
Recording movies
on the disc
Playing movies
from the disc
Recording still images on
the disc
Viewing still images from
the disc
) will appear at the
Lock
button
Operation
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