Canon Optura Instruction Manual

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Basic RecordingMastering the Basics12EHave 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 andtime display (p. 29).POWERCAMERA OFF VCRMOVIE LOCKPHOTOMOVIE LOCKPHOTOATVAV3412Before you start recordingTo record1. 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 simplypoint 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 pausemode.”• The camera will turn itself off if you leave it in record pause mode for morethan about five minutes. To return to record pause mode, turn the standbylever to LOCK and back again, or set the POWER switch to OFF and thenback to CAMERA.4. Press the start/stop button to begin recording.• The tally lamp flashes rapidly and REC appears in the display.