Basic Functions

Turning the Power On/Off

Turning the Camera On

1Press the Power button until the power lamp lights green (p. 14).

Shooting Mode

zCurrent 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. 24).

Playback Mode

zThe LCD monitor displays an image.

Turning the Camera Off

1Press the Power 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 117.)

z The 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

z Hold the MENU button while pressing the Power button. This will set the [Mute] setting to [On] and silence the operation sound and the shutter sound. This is convenient when you wish to shoot silently. However, the warning signal beeps even when the [Mute] setting is [On].

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