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Basic Functions

Turning the Power On/Off

•Press the ON/OFF Button until the green power lamp lights.

- The lens extends outward when the

mode switch is set to .

- The lens retracts approximately 1

Power Lamp

minute after sliding the mode switch

 

from to .

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When the mode switch is set to ,

 

the upper indicator beside the

 

viewfinder will flash green and the

 

LCD monitor will turn on.

•Press the ON/OFF Button again to turn off the power.

• The Date / Time menu will appear the first time the camera power is turned on or whenever the charge of the built-in rechargeable lithium date/time battery is low. Reset the date and time when this occurs (p. 23).

•If the Auto Power Down function activates, press the ON/ OFF Button to restore power.

•The start-up sound will sound and the start-up image will display in the LCD monitor when the power is turned on. (To change the start-up sound and image, see pp. 27, 45, 133.)

•The start-up image does not display when the LCD monitor is turned off in shooting mode or when the camera is connected to a TV via the A/V OUT terminal.