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3.Slide the program selector to [.

This selects the camera’s Easy Recording program. It allows you to simply point and shoot without making any manual adjustments ( 55).

4.Press and release the start/stop button once to begin recording.

For still image recording to a cassette, see p. 49.

5.Press and release the start/stop button again to pause recording.

The camera returns to record pause mode and PAUSE reappears in the display.

You can stop and restart recording as often as you like by pressing the start/stop button.

After loading a cassette, start recording when the tape counter has stopped.

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Replace the lens cap.

Return the viewfinder to its retracted position.

Return the LCD screen flush to the camera body.

Unload the cassette.

Turn the POWER dial to OFF.

Disconnect the power source.

To check that the camera is recording correctly, make a test recording first.

Before making important recordings, clean the video heads using a Canon DVM-CL Digital Video Head Cleaning Cassette or a commercially available digital video head cleaning cassette.

To close the LCD panel, rotate it vertically until the screen faces you, then push it in flat against the side of the camera until it clicks securely.

You cannot monitor the sound from the speaker when recording.

For tips on how to make better videos, see p. 31.

For extra recording time, set REC MODE to LP ( 18).

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Canon 2 MC instruction manual Slide the program selector to, When you have finished recording