Checking the Battery Icon

Before you take pictures, check the battery icon on the control panel. The icon shows how much battery power you have left, in the following four stages:

Full battery power (or AC adapter in use)Battery power is decreasingBattery power is almost out Change batteries

The battery icon is not precise, so you should use it only as a guide to remaining power. Several factors can affect battery life, including the surrounding temperature and the type of batteries you use. Low temperatures (especially below 50° F) weaken your batteries. See page 1-3 for information about changing batteries.

Snapping the Shutter

Follow these steps to take a picture:1Turn the camera on and wait until the green standby light stops flashing.2Look straight through the viewfinder and center your subject.
3Slowly press the shutter button.

4Hold the camera still until the camera beeps and the standby light starts flashing.

viewfinder

shutter button

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green standby light

 

 

The flashing light indicates that the camera has captured the image and is processing it. (If you try to press the shutter button again, you’ll hear an “error” beep.) When the light stops flashing, the image is saved.

Saved images remain in memory for up to a year, even when the camera is turned off and the batteries are removed.

You can take another picture when the standby light stops flashing. If the light flashes longer each time you take a picture, your batteries are becoming weaker.

Taking Pictures with PhotoPC 2-3