Sony DSC-P8 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Turning on/off your camera
, Press POWER.
The POWER lamp (green) lights up and the
power is on. When you turn on your camera
for the first time, the Clock Set screen
appears (page 15).
Turning off the power
Press POWER again. The POWER lamp
goes out, and the camera turns off.
Do not remove the battery pack or the
AC Adaptor with the lens portion
extended, as this may cause
malfunction.
If you turn on the power when the mode dial is
set to , , SCN or , the lens portion
moves. Do not touch the lens portion while it is
operating.
Auto power-off function
If you do not operate the camera for a
while* during shooting or viewing or when
performing SET UP, the camera turns off
automatically to prevent wearing down the
battery. The auto power-off function only
operates when the camera is operating using
a battery pack. The auto power-off function
also will not operate in the following
circumstances.
When viewing movies
When playing back a slide show
When a connector is plugged into the
(USB) jack or the A/V OUT (MONO)
jack.
* When [Power Save] is set to [On]:
approximately 90 seconds
When [Power Save] is set to [Off]:
approximately three minutes
POWER
POWER lamp
POWER button
How to use the
control button
To change the current settings of the
camera, bring up the menu or the SET UP
screen (page 39), and use the control button
to make the changes.
For each item, press v/V/b/B to select the
desired value, then press the center z or
b/B to make the setting.
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ISO
Auto
100
200
400
0EV
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EV ISO
0EV