How do you get the digital effects to work on my video camera??

It's a canon NTSZR 20 Digital video camcorder... It says the effects are off and we can't turn them on..

The digital effects are not available on the 'Easy Recording' mode. You need to make sure that the camcorder is in one of the 'Program' modes (Auto, Sports, Portrait, Spotlight, Sand & Snow, and Low Light).