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Note: To save battery power, the camera will automatically turn the color LCD monitor off if no operations are performed for thirty seconds (three minutes when menus are displayed). Press the MONITOR button to turn the monitor back on (if the monitor has not been turned off manually, the monitor will come on when the shutter button is half pressed).
Step 2—Check the number of exposures remaining
The control panel and color LCD monitor show the number of exposures remaining at the current image quality setting.
Number of exposures remaining
When this number reaches zero, you will need to insert a new memory card or delete items already in memory before you will be able to take more photographs. It may be possible to record more photographs at a different image quality setting.
Step 3—Check the camera’s settings
In automatic mode, the user can adjust
Flash (auto)
Image quality (normal)
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