English 26
TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF
Turning on the camera
1 Set the main switch.
To shoot pictures:
Set to REC
To play back images:
Set to PLAY
2 Open the monitor unit.
3 Press the ON/OFF button for about 1
second.
h The camera turns on, and an image
appears on the LCD monitor.
Turning on the camera when the power save (sleep) function is active
In order to preserve battery pack power, the power save (sleep) function
will automatically turn off the camera after one minute of no use during
shooting, or five minutes of no use during playback (factory-preset
setting).
iWhen the power save function is active, you can restore the power by any
of the following methods:
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h Move the main switch.
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h Press the ON/OFF button.
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h Press the Still image shooting/Video clip recording button.
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h Press the SET or MENU button.
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h Press the zoom switch.
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After the power save function has been active for about 1 hour, the camera
will switch to the standby mode. In this case, you can restore the power by
pressing the ON/OFF button, or by closing and then opening the monitor unit.
iWhen the AC adaptor is connected, the power save function will become
active about 10 minutes after the camera is turned on (factory-preset setting).
iThe user can specify the time elapsed before the power save function is
activated (page 123).
iWhen the camera is connected to a computer or printer using the
dedicated USB interface cable, the power save function is disabled, and
the camera turns off after about 12 hours.
Main switch
Monitor unit
LCD monitor
ON/OFF button
PLAYREC