Basic Operation Of The Camcorder; Operating Modes - Canon LEGRIA HFR16 Instruction Manual

Basic Operation of the Camcorder

Operating Modes

Recording
The camcorder offers two basic modes for recording video and photos:
Smart AUTO (
bother with detailed camcorder settings, and flexible recording (
mode, which lets you change the camcorder's settings to your prefer-
ence. Press the
and press the button again to switch back to
mode, you can record movies by pressing
by pressing
PHOTO
Operating
mode
* The mode icon displayed will change according to the optimal mode selected by
the Smart AUTO function.
About the Smart AUTO mode
• Only the following buttons/functions are available in this mode.
START/STOP
-
- PHOTO for recording photos
- Zoom lever
- Quick Start (
-
VIDEO SNAP
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Preparations
) mode for beginners or if you just prefer not to
button to switch the camcorder to
.
Onscreen
icon
Easy recording of movies and photos.
*
Recording of movies and photos while enjoying full
access to the menus and advanced functions.
for recording movies
40)
for video snapshot (
mode. In either
START/STOP
Operation
55)
)
mode
or take photos