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# Timeline of a Recording Day

A recording day can be summed in 5 primary steps.

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

### System Startup

Starting up the Recording System
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Control Check

Verifying that the system is working as it ought to
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Recording Data

Collecting the imagery data
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Data Check

Verifying the collected data
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### System Shutdown

Stopping the system
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

if we zoom in on each step then it would look more like the diagram below:

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