Canon XA25 Instruction Manual page 11

The three sets of icons indicate the operating
mode and whether a function is available in
that mode.
: Indicates whether the
camcorder is in shooting (CAMERA) or
playback (MEDIA) mode. In this example, the
function is available only in
details, refer to Turning the Camcorder On
and Off (A 29).
Focus Adjustment
Autofocus
When autofocus is activated, the camcorder continuously adjusts the focus on the subject in the
center of the screen. The focusing range is 1 cm (at full wide-angle, measured from the front of the
lens barrel) to G and 60 cm (throughout the zoom range, measured from the front of the lens barrel)
to G. Perform the following procedure to set the autofocus speed.
Operating modes:
1 and
2 Open the [AF Mode] screen.
>
[FUNC.]
3 Touch the desired option and then touch [X].
• The icon of the selected option appears on the screen.
Brackets [ ] are used to
refer to control buttons
and menu options you
will select and to other
onscreen messages
and displays.
mode. For
modes only: Press B.
> p >
[MENU] [AF Mode]
>
The arrow is used to abbreviate
menu selections. For details on
how to use the menus, refer to
Using the Menus (A 32). For a
summary of available menu options
and settings, refer to the appendix
Menu Options Lists (A 142).
: Indicates the movie format. For
details, refer to Selecting the Movie Format
(AVCHD/MP4) (A 38).
: Indicates the shooting
mode. For details, refer to Setting the
Shooting Mode (A 30).
The names of physical
buttons and switches on
the camcorder are
indicated within a
"button" frame.
For example B.
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