Turning the Camera On and Off

To turn power on

To enter the REC Mode, press [ON/OFF] (Power) or [r]

 

 

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

[ON/OFF] (Power)

• Take care to ensure that nothing is restricting or

 

 

coming into contact with the lens as it extends. Holding

Back lamp

 

the lens with your hand so it cannot extend creates the

 

 

 

risk of malfunction.

 

 

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

 

 

to the PLAY mode. The lens retracts about 10 seconds

 

 

after switching modes.

 

 

• The Sleep function or Auto Power Off (pages 114, 114)

 

 

will turn off power automatically if you do not perform

[p]

[r]

any operation for a preset amount of time.

(PLAY)

(REC)

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 115).

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