Recording Images

 

Operation

Use the procedure described on page 26 to change the aperture or

 

• Note that power will turn off quicker if you are using the optional

change the lighting of the image so the indicator disappears from the

 

Connection Kit for data communications through the camera’s

LCD.

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL terminal when the low battery condition occurs. This is to

Important!

 

 

 

 

protect against problems due to sudden power failure during data

 

 

 

 

transfer.

• The exposure warning indicators also appear when lighting is out-

 

• We strongly recommend that you use the optional AC adaptor

side the range of the camera. In such a case, changing the aperture

 

whenever sending or receiving data over the camera’s DIGITAL ter-

will not clear the indicator from the LCD.

 

minal.

• The manual exposure adjustment procedure (page 25) cannot be

 

• See page 13 for details on how to replace batteries.

used when an exposure warning indicator is on the LCD. Clear the

 

 

warning indicator by changing the aperture switch setting.

 

 

• Pressing the [+] or [–] button to adjust exposure while an exposure

 

Memory Full Message

warning indicator is on the LCD causes a

 

 

exposure value to

 

The message “MEMORY FULL” appears

 

 

 

appear. This is an EV value.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on the LCD and the operation indicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

Low Battery Indicator

 

 

 

 

flashes red whenever you press the shutter

 

 

 

 

button while camera memory is full. If you

The low battery indicator (

 

) appears on the LCD and the operation

 

 

 

want to record more images, you must first

 

 

indicator flashes orange whenever remaining battery power drops

 

delete some of the images already stored

below a certain level.

 

 

 

 

in camera memory. See page 48 for details

 

 

 

 

 

 

on how to delete images.

The above indications mean that the camera will soon turn off automatically if you continue using it. Replace all three camera batteries with new ones as soon as possible.

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Recording Images

 

OperationPlaying Back Images

 

 

 

 

 

Using the Self-Timer

 

 

 

 

 

 

This section describes how to recall and view images stored in cam-

 

 

 

With the Self-Timer, the shutter is released 10 seconds after you

 

 

 

 

era memory. If the LCD is turned off, press the LCD button to turn it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on.

 

 

 

 

 

press the

/PROTECT button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Enter the Record Mode.

 

 

REC

 

 

 

Displaying Images on the Camera’s LCD

 

 

 

 

 

• Set the function switch to the REC

 

 

 

 

The camera can store up to 96 images in memory. Images are se-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

quentially numbered from 1 through 96. Think of camera memory like

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a 96-page album of the images you record.

 

 

 

 

 

2. Start the Self-Timer operation.

 

PLAY

 

 

 

The following procedure describes how to display images on

the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

camera’s built-in LCD.

 

 

 

 

 

• Place the camera securely on a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Enter the Playback Mode.

 

 

 

 

 

tripod,

desk or other stable

sur-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

face, with the image to be re-

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Slide the function switch to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

corded in the LCD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLAY position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• After composing the image, press

 

/PROTECT

ZOOM

DISP

MODE

 

2. Turn on the camera.

 

PLAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the

/PROTECT button.

 

 

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The timer countdown is indicated

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Slide the POWER switch in the di-

 

 

 

 

 

by the flashing of the Self-timer in-

Self-timer indicator

 

rection indicated by the arrow.

 

POWER

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

The POWER switch automatically

 

ON/OFF

dicator. The image on the LCD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

also clears when the countdown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

slides back to its original position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

begins. The LCD image reap-

 

 

 

 

 

 

when you release it.

 

 

 

 

 

pears after shutter is released and

 

 

 

 

 

 

• When power comes on, the page

 

 

 

 

 

the image is recorded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

that was displayed when you last

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• To cancel on ongoing Self-Timer

 

 

 

 

 

 

turned power off appears on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

operation, press the/PRO-

/PROTECT

ZOOM

DISP

MODE

 

LCD.

 

 

 

 

 

TECT button or shutter button.

 

 

 

+

 

• You can perform steps 1 and 2 in

 

 

 

 

 

Important!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

either order (1 then 2, or 2 then 1).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•If battery power is low, camera power may turn off while a count- down is in progress. If this happens, replace the batteries with new ones.

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