Recording Movies Onto A Tape - Canon MV5iMC Instruction Manual

Recording Movies onto a Tape

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Before you start recording
Have you completed the following steps?
• Attaching a power source (
• Removing the lens cap (
• Fastening the grip belt (
• Choosing the display: viewfinder (
Note:
• When you're using the viewfinder, fully close the LCD or rotate the LCD so that
it faces the same direction as the lens (
You may also want to install the backup battery (
and time display (
Recording
1. Press and hold the small button on the POWER switch and turn
the POWER switch to CAMERA. (
TAPE/CARD switch is set to TAPE.)
• The camcorder automatically sets to record pause mode. PAUSE appears in
the display.
• If you haven't set the date and time display, SET THE TIME ZONE, DATE
AND TIME appears in the display. For setting the time zone, see p. 51. For
setting the date and time, see p. 53.
• The camcorder power indicator lights up.
• The confirmation beep sounds.
• The camcorder 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 switch to OFF and then back to CAMERA.
•
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movies onto a memory card (
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Recording still images onto a memory card (
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: Make sure the
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