21
Charging the Battery
First Steps
Turning On and Off the Camera
Press the power switch to turn on the camera.
The power-on lamp (green) will light, and then the
monitor will turn on (the power-on lamp turns off
when the monitor turns on).
To turn off the camera, press the power switch again.
When the camera is turned off, the power-on lamp and the monitor will turn off.
• If the camera is turned off, hold down the c button to turn the camera on in
playback mode (A 32).
C Power Saving Function (Auto Off)
If no operations are performed for a while, the monitor will turn off, the camera will enter standby
mode, and the power-on lamp will blink. If no operations are performed for another three minutes,
the camera will turn off automatically.
When the power-on lamp is blinking, pressing any of the following buttons will turn the monitor
back on:
- Power switch, shutter-release button, A button, c button, or b (e movie-record) button
• In shooting or playback mode, the camera will enter standby mode in about one minute (default
setting).
• The time allowed to elapse before the camera enters standby mode can be changed from the
Auto off option (A158) in the setup menu (A146).