Battery Exhaustion, Anti-flicker setting

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Anti-flicker selector switch

Battery Exhaustion

The status LCD will begin to blink when the batteries are almost exhausted. When the status LCD starts blinking, save recorded image files from the camera to the computer promptly and replace the batteries.

After the status LCD begins to blink, images will be retained for 3 days or less, depending on the type of batteries used.

Anti-flicker setting

Your camera needs to be set to the frequency of the local power supply to avoid problems when taking pictures under fluorescent lighting. If you do not know which setting is correct for your country, consult your dealer.

Ex.) France, Germany, U.K. ..... 50 kHz U.S.A. ....... 60 kHz

Note: If recorded images remain in the camera, save them to your computer before changing the camera setting.

1 Open the battery cover. 2 Set the anti-flicker selector switch.

* The camera is shipped with the anti-flicker se- lector switch set to 50 kHz. If it is not necessary to change this, simply close the battery cover.

An incorrect flicker setting would result in barred or blurred images.

Important – Please Read Before You Begin

●Setting the main switch to OFF clears all stored images.

Save any stored image files to your computer before moving the switch to the OFF posi- tion.

●If the camera is left idle for about 30 seconds with the main switch set to ON, a beep tone is sounded and automatically enters sleep mode. (Any recorded image files are retained.)

*The status LCD remains off while the camera stays in sleep mode.

●Press the mode switch once to end sleep mode and return to normal operation.

●The unit will last for about 1 week in sleep mode.

Note: The batteries will last for about 1 week in sleep mode, or less if they have been partly used. Whenever you take pictures, it is advisable to save them to your com- puter promptly.

●All recorded image files will also be lost when you replace the batteries. Save them to your computer before changing the batteries.

5D specifications

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