A recording apparatus is capable recording information by light passed through the light shutter. When the information is recorded on to a sheet of paper, the recording apparatus controls that area on the paper where information is to be recorded, and it comprises plural AND or OR gates, counters and flip-flop circuits. The area on the paper where the information is to be recorded is indicated by an effective writing signal applied from a means located outside and recording data applied from a means located outside is recorded on to the sheet of paper responsive to this effective writing signal.