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Inserting the Battery
First Steps
Removing the Battery
Turn the camera off and make sure that the power-on
lamp and the monitor have gone out before opening
the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover.
To eject the battery, open the battery-chamber/
memory card slot cover and slide the battery latch in
the direction shown
1. The battery can then be
removed by hand
2.
• Note that the battery may become hot during use;
observe due caution when removing the battery.
Turning On and Off the Camera
To turn on the camera, press the power switch. The
power-on lamp (green) will light for a moment and the
monitor will turn on.
To turn off the camera, press the power switch again.
When the camera turns off, both the power-on lamp
and monitor will turn off.
D Auto Power Off in Shooting Mode (Standby Mode)
If no operations are performed for about a minute (default setting), the monitor will turn off
automatically and the camera will enter standby mode. If no operations are performed for another
three minutes, the camera will turn off automatically (the auto off function).
Pressing the power switch, or the shutter-release button, while the monitor is off in standby mode
will reactivate the monitor.
The time allowed to elapse from before the camera enters standby mode can be changed from the
Auto off option (A144) in the setup menu (A133).