Basic Functions

Turning the Power On/Off

Turning the Camera On

1Press the ON/OFF button until the power lamp lights green (p. 14).

Shooting Mode

z Current shooting settings will appear in the LCD monitor.

Current shooting settings will disappear in

approximately 6 seconds when the LCD monitor is set to Standard (No Information) or off (p. 26)

Playback Mode

z The LCD monitor displays an image.

Turning the Camera Off

1Press the ON/OFF button again to turn the power off.

z You will hear a start-up sound and see the start-up image when the power is turned on. (To change the start-up sound and image, see pages 71, 74 and 120.)

zThe start-up image does not appear when the LCD monitor is off in Shooting

mode or the A/V OUT terminal is connected to a TV.

Turning on the camera without the start-up sound and image

z Press and hold the SET button, then turn on the power.

Power Saving Function

This camera is equipped with a power saving function. Depending on the power saving setting, the camera may power down or the LCD monitor may go off automatically.

zAuto Power Down [On]:Shooting mode:

Powers down approximately 3 minutes after the last time a camera control is accessed.

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