Turning the Camera On and Off

To turn power on

To enter the REC mode, press [ON/OFF] (Power)

 

[ON/OFF] (Power)

or [r] (REC). To enter the PLAY mode, press

Back lamp

 

[p] (PLAY).

 

 

 

The back lamp will light (green) momentarily and

 

 

the camera will turn on. If you are entering the

 

 

REC mode, the lens will extend from the camera

 

 

at this time.

 

 

• Take care to ensure that nothing is restricting or

 

 

coming into contact with the lens as it extends.

 

 

Holding the lens with your hand so it cannot

[p] (PLAY)

[r] (REC)

extend creates the risk of malfunction.

 

 

Pressing [p] (PLAY) while in the REC mode switches to the PLAY mode.

The Sleep function or Auto Power Off (pages 153, 153) will turn off power automatically if you do not perform any operation for a preset amount of time.

To turn off the camera

Press [ON/OFF] (Power).

You can configure the camera so power does not turn on when you press [r] (REC) or [p] (PLAY). You also can configure the camera to turn off when you press [r] (REC) or [p] (PLAY) (page 154).

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