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Getting started
Power on/off
1 Remove the lens cap.
2 Turn the mode dial and select the
mode you wish to use from P
p r n o m l k j i
h.
3 Turn the power switch to the ON position.
• The power turns on and the lens extends when the mode
dial is set to any mode other than
q
. When using the
camera for the first time or after the camera has been left for
about a day with the battery removed, the date and time are
reset. In this event, “SET DATE & TIME” appears on the
monitor when the camera is turned on.
g
“Setting the date and time” (P.29)
• When the mode dial is set to q, the camera turns on in the playback
mode and the monitor turns on.
• You can change the shooting mode before and after turning the camera on.
4 Turn the power switch to the OFF position.
• The lens retracts, and the monitor and camera turn off.
Power switch