Canon Optura Optura Instruction Manual - Page 12

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Basic Recording E 3 PHOTO MOVIE LOCK 4 PHOTO MOVIE LOCK 1 CAMERA OFF VCR POWER 2 A Mastering the Basics TV AV Before you start recording Have you completed the following steps? • Attached a power source (p. 8). • Loaded a cassette (p. 10). • Removed the lens cap and fastened the shoulder strap (p. 54). • Chosen the display: viewfinder or LCD screen (p. 15) • Adjusted the viewfinder/removed the LCD cover (as applicable, p. 54). You may also want to install the backup battery (p. 56) in order to set the date and time display (p. 29). To record 1. Press down and slide the POWER switch to CAMERA. • The camera power indicator lights up red. 2. Turn the program selector to [pp. • This selects the camera's Easy Recording program. It allows you to simply point and shoot without making any manual adjustments (see p. 35). 3. Turn the standby lever to MOVIE. • PAUSE appears in the display - the camera is now in "record pause mode." • The camera will turn itself off if you leave it in record pause mode for more than about five minutes. To return to record pause mode, turn the standby lever to LOCK and back again, or set the POWER switch to OFF and then back to CAMERA. 4. Press the start/stop button to begin recording. • The tally lamp flashes rapidly and REC appears in the display. 12

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Basic Recording
Mastering the Basics
12
E
Have you completed the following steps?
Attached a power source (p. 8).
Loaded a cassette
(p. 10).
Removed the lens cap and fastened the shoulder strap (p. 54).
Chosen the display: viewfinder or LCD screen (p. 15)
Adjusted the viewfinder/removed the LCD cover (as applicable, p. 54).
You may also want to install the backup battery (p. 56) in order to set the date and
time display (p. 29).
POWER
CAMERA
OFF
VCR
MOVIE LOCK
PHOTO
MOVIE LOCK
PHOTO
A
T
V
A
V
3
4
1
2
Before you start recording
To record
1.
Press down and slide the POWER switch to CAMERA.
The camera power indicator lights up red.
2.
Turn the program selector to
[
p
.
This selects the camera’s Easy Recording program. It allows you to simply
point and shoot without making any manual adjustments (see p. 35).
3.
Turn the standby lever to MOVIE.
PAUSE appears in the display — the camera is now in “record pause
mode.”
The camera will turn itself off if you leave it in record pause mode for more
than about five minutes. To return to record pause mode, turn the standby
lever to LOCK and back again, or set the POWER switch to OFF and then
back to CAMERA.
4.
Press the start/stop button to begin recording.
The tally lamp flashes rapidly and REC appears in the display.