Basic Operation
Turning the Power On and Off
1 Press the POWER button (n) to turn on the
camera in the REC mode.
yThe power turns on, the lens extends and the LED lights in green.
Press the PLAY button (o) to turn on the
camera in the PLAY mode.
yThe power turns on, and an image displays on the LCD monitor (p).
2 Press the POWER button (n) again to turn the power off.
yThe power turns off, the lens retracts and the LED turns off.
Tips
yYou can turn on the camera without the
ySwitch between REC mode and PLAY mode (page 13).
Power Saving Function
For saving the battery power, the LCD monitor automatically turns off 1 minute after the last control accessed
After the power saving function has been active for 1 minute, the power will turn off completely. Press the POWER (n) or the PLAY (o) button to restore the power.
The power save feature will not activate in the following situation:
yRecording movie clips or audio files
yPlaying movie clips or audio files
yPlaying the slideshow
yConnecting the camera to a computer or printer with the USB cable
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