Canon VIXIA HF20 VIXIA HF20 / HF200 Manual - Page 36

Joystick and Joystick Guide Use the joystick to operate the camcorder's menus. Push the joystick up, down, left or right ( , ) to select an item or change settings. Press the joystick itself ( ) to save the settings or confirm an action. On menu screens, this is indicated by the icon . If the joystick guide does not appear on the screen, press or push the joystick ( , ) to display it. The functions that appear depend on the operating mode. • , or mode: Select ( ) a function and press to change the setting. With some functions, you will need to make further adjustments ( ). • mode: First, select ( ) a "row" of functions; then, press to operate the function in the middle or push the joystick ( or ) to operate the function on the left or right, respectively. The joystick guide will minimize after 2 seconds. When the joystick guide is minimized, you can still adjust or turn on/off the selected function; you can also maximize ( ) the joystick guide to select another function or hide ( ) it altogether. Using the Menus Many of the camcorder's functions can be adjusted from the menus that open after pressing FUNC. . In mode, menus cannot be accessed and, except for a few exceptions, most menu set- tings will return to their default values. For details about the available menu options and settings, refer to the appen- dix Menu Options Lists ( 133). 36 Š Preparations