copying process 3 primary charging ac discharging simultaneously with exposure to image light and overall exposure simultaneously with ac discharging 5 exposure to image light simultaneously with or reversely to ac discharging in the cases under items 1 2 and 3 above the various steps as involved during the copying process may take place further in the cases under items 2 and 3 either an auxiliary lamp is additionally incorporated in the optical apparatus but normally is not used during the copying process or an ac discharging means having an auxiliary lamp is provided in the cases under items 4 and 5 above the primary charger device is inoperative further discharging methods comprising a combination of primary charging and subsequent charging of the opposite polarity simultaneously with overall exposure would be readily apparent to those skilled in the art but these methods need not be described it will thus be noted that the discharging step may be effected through one of various combinations of primary charging ac discharging of the opposite polarity to the primary charging and overall exposure prior to the recording process being effected by the recording head in the above described copying recording apparatus using the electrophotographic process the recording head may be a series of styli usually available for facsimile or the like alternatively a transmission rope known in the transmission system may be used with the recording head.