8About t he Joyst ick and t he Joyst ick GuideThe mini joystick allows you to control many of the camcorder’s operations and tomake selections and changes in the camcorder’s menus.The functions assigned to the joystick change according to the operation mode and thecamcorder’s settings. Press ( ) to display/hide the joystick guide to remind you of thejoystick’s functions.About t he Ope rat ing Mode sThe camcorder’s operating mode is determined by the positions of the switch and the/ switch. In the manual, indicates that a function is available in the operatingmode shown and indicates that the function is not available. When no operating modeicons are given, the function is available in all operating modes.Operating Mode Switch / Switch Icon Display OperationCAMERA(Tape)Recording movieson the tape 24(Memory card)Recording still imageson the memory card 25PLAY(Tape)Playing moviesfrom the tape 27(Memory card)Viewing still imagesfrom the memory card 31Push the joystick up, down, left or right( , ) to select an item or changesettings.Press the joystick itself ( ) to save thesettings or confirm an action. On menuscreens, this is indicated by the SET icon.When the guide contains multiple `pages´, [NEXT] and the page numbericon ( ) will appear at the bottom position. Push the joystick ( )toward [NEXT] to display the next `page´ of the guide.
