Basic Operation Of The Camcorder; Power Switch; Operating Modes; Joystick And Joystick Guide - Canon DC301 Instruction Manual

Basic Operation of the Camcorder

Basic Operation of the
Camcorder

Power Switch

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

Operating Modes

The camcorder's operating mode is
determined by the
position of the
manual,
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.

Joystick and Joystick Guide

Use the joystick to operate the
camcorder's menus.
Push the joystick up, down, left or right
( ,
settings.
Press the joystick itself (
settings or confirm an action. On menu
screens, this is indicated by the icon
.
/
Icon display
switch and the
/ switch. In this
indicates that a function is
) to select an item or change
) to save the
Operation
Recording movies
on a disc
Recording still
images on a
memory card
Playing movies
from a disc
Viewing still images
from a memory card
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