[p] (PLAY) [r] (REC)

Turning the Camera On and Off

To turn power on

To turn on

Press [ON/OFF] (Power) or

[ON/OFF] (Power)

 

power and enter

[r] (REC).

 

the REC mode

• The back lamp will light green

 

 

momentarily and the lens will extend

 

 

out of the camera (page 25).

 

To turn on

Press [p] (PLAY).

Back lamp

power and enter

• The back lamp will light green

the PLAY mode

momentarily and an image currently

 

 

stored in camera memory will

 

 

appear on the monitor screen

 

 

(page 28).

 

• 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 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 161, 162) 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 162).

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