Preparation
[POWER SAVE]
(Turning off this unit automatically)
Press [ MENUSET ] to display the [SETUP] menu and select the item to set. (P19)
Power save mode is activated (the camera is automatically turned off to save the battery life) if the camera has not been used for the time selected on the setting.
[OFF]/[1MIN.]/[2MIN.]/[5MIN.]/[10MIN.]
•Press the shutter button halfway or turn the camera off and on to cancel power save mode.
•Power save mode is fixed to [2MIN.] when economy mode is activated and [5MIN.] in simple mode [ ].
•Power save mode is not activated in the following cases.
–When using the AC adaptor
–When connecting to a PC or a printer
–When recording or playing back motion pictures
–During a slide show (P73)
[ECONOMY]
(Turning off the LCD monitor automatically)
Press [ MENUSET ] to display the [SETUP] menu and select the item to set. (P19)
The brightness of the LCD monitor is reduced, and the LCD monitor is turned off automatically while the camera is not in use, to save battery life when recording.
[OFF]: Economy mode cannot be activated.
[LEVEL 1]: The LCD monitor turns off if the camera is not operated for about 15 seconds.
[LEVEL 2]: The LCD monitor turns off if the camera is not operated for about 15 seconds or for about 5 seconds after recording.
•The status indicator lights while the LCD monitor is turned off. Press any button to turn on the LCD monitor again.
•Power save mode is fixed to [2MIN.] in economy mode.
[However, power save mode is not activated when using the AC adaptor
•Economy mode is not activated in the following cases.
–In simple mode [ ]
–When using the AC adaptor
–While a menu screen is displayed
–While the
–While recording motion pictures
[WORLD TIME]
Press [ MENUSET ] to display the [SETUP] menu and select the item to set. (P19)
Set the time in your home area and travel destination. (P57)
[ ]: Travel destination area
[ ]: Your home area
[MONITOR]
Press [ MENUSET ] to display the [SETUP] menu and select the item to set. (P19)
Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor in 7 steps.
[GUIDE LINE]
Press [ MENUSET ] to display the [SETUP] menu and select the item to set. (P19)
Set the pattern of the guide lines displayed when taking pictures. (P36)
You can also set whether or not to have the recording information and histogram displayed when the guide lines are displayed.
[REC. INFO.]: [OFF]/[ON] [HISTOGRAM]:[OFF]/[ON] [PATTERN]: [ ]/[ ]
[TRAVEL DATE]
Press [ MENUSET ] to display the [SETUP] menu and select the item to set. (P19)
Set the departure date and the return date of the vacation. (P55)
[OFF]/[SET]
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