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Selecting the recording data display – Canon DC40 User Manual

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Selecting the Recording Data Display

The camcorder keeps a data code containing the recording date and time and other
camera data such as shutter speed and exposure (f-stop). You can select the data to be
displayed when playing back a movie (

) or viewing a still image (

).

1. Press the MENU button.
2. Use the multi selector to select (

) the [DISPLAY SETUP] menu and

press (

).

3. Use the multi selector to select (

) the [DATA CODE] option and

press (

).

4. Use the multi selector to select (

) the data combination desired and

press (

) to select it.

In

mode you can only choose to display the recording date, the time or

both.

5. Press the MENU button to save the setting and close the menu.
6. While playing back a movie or viewing a still image, press the

DISPLAY button to turn on the data code display.

Repeatedly pressing the DISPLAY button will toggle the on-screen displays on and off
in the following sequence:

MENU

(

79)

DISPLAY SETUP

DATA CODE

DATE & TIME

DISPLAY button

Multi Selector

MENU button

All on-screen displays on

Only the data code display on

All on-screen displays off