Basic Operation Of The Camcorder; The Button: Mode Or Flexible Recording; Operating Modes - Canon HF10 Instruction Manual

Preparations
Basic Operation of the
Camcorder
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 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
( 30)
START/STOP
using just the zoom lever and
.
( 55)
Press the button again to return
to the flexible recording mode (the
button's light is off). You can access the
menus and change settings to your
preference. Even in flexible recording
22
Mode or
and
( 31)
or take photos
PHOTO
mode, the camcorder can help you with
the settings. For example, you can use
the Special Scene recording programs
( ) to set at once all the optimal
39
settings to match special recording
conditions.
NOTES
In mode you cannot access the
menus but you can change the following
settings in advance, before setting the
camcorder to
- Recording mode of movies
- Size/quality of still images
- Auto slow shutter
- All settings in the [
SETUP] menu

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.
mode.
SYSTEM
indicates that
indicates that