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 PLAYBACK button (o) to turn on the camera in the PLAYBACK 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 start-up and operating sound by pressing and holding the POWER (n) or the PLAYBACK (o) button over 1.5 seconds.

ySwitch between REC mode and PLAYBACK mode (page 13).

Power Saving Function

For saving the battery power, the LCD monitor automatically turns off 1 minute after the last control accessed (factory-preset setting). Press any button other than the power button to turn on the LCD monitor. You can change the power save setting in Setup menu (page 17).

After the power saving function has been active for 1 minute, the power will turn off completely. Press the POWER (n) or the PLAYBACK (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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AGFA DC-1030I manual Basic Operation, Turning the Power On and Off, Press the Power button n again to turn the power off