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E
Mastering
the Basics
Basic Recording
Have you completed the following steps?
• Attached a power source ( 11).
• Removed the lens cap ( 121).
• Chosen the display: viewfinder ( 121) or LCD screen ( 22)
• Extended the viewfinder ( 121) /adjusted the LCD screen ( 22)
• When you’re using the viewfinder, fully close the LCD or rotate the LCD so
that it faces the same direction as the lens ( 24).
You may also want to install the backup battery ( 124) in order to set the date
and time display ( 46).
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4, 5
P
OFF
POWER
VCR
P.SCAN
MOVIE

Before you start recording

To record

1. Press the button next to the POWER dial and hold, turn the

POWER dial to MOVIE.

• The camera automatically sets to record pause mode. PAUSE appears in the
display.
• The camera power indicator lights up red.
• The confirmation beep sounds.
• The camera will turn itself off if you leave it in record pause mode for more
than about 5 minutes. To return to record pause mode, turn the POWER dial
to OFF and then back to MOVIE.
• For Progressive Scan recording, see p. 49.
ELURA20 MC only: For still image recording to a memory card, see p. 94.

2. Load a cassette ( 14).