GETTING READY
Turning the Camera On and Off
■To turn on the camera
Press the power button, [
] (REC) or [
] (PLAY). The operation lamp will light green momentarily, and then power will turn on. The mode the camera enters depends on which button you pressed to turn it on.
To enter this mode at | Press this button to turn on the camera: | |
startup: | ||
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REC | Power button or [ ] (REC) | |
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PLAY | [ ] (PLAY) | |
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Power button | Operation lamp |
[
] (PLAY)
[
] (REC)
NOTE 
•Pressing [
] (REC) to turn on the camera enters the REC mode, while pressing [
] (PLAY) enters the PLAY mode.
•Pressing [
] (PLAY) while in the REC mode switches to the PLAY mode. The lens retracts about 10 seconds after switching modes.
IMPORTANT! 
•If camera power is turned off by the Auto Power Off
feature, press the power button, [
] (REC) or [
] (PLAY) to turn it back on again.
•Pressing the power button or [
] (REC) to turn on the camera also causes the lens to extend. Take care to avoid any interference with the lens operation or allowing anything to strike the lens when it is extended.
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