TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF

Turning on the cameraFor recording (shooting mode)

1 Open the monitor unit or press the power button [ ].

For playing back (playback mode)

1 Press the REC/PLAY button for about

1 second.

hAfter opening the monitor unit or pressing the power button [ ], you can also access the playback mode by pressing the REC/PLAY button.

Monitor unit

Power button [ ]

Monitor REC/PLAY button

Turning on the camera when the power save (sleep) function is active

In order to preserve battery pack power, the power save (sleep) function will automatically turn off the camera after one minute of no use during shooting, or five minutes of no use during playback (factory-preset setting).

i When the power save function is active, you can restore the power by any of the following methods:

h Press the power button [ ].

h Press the still image shooting/video clip recording button. h Open the monitor unit, etc.

h Press the SET button.

iThe camera will switch to the standby mode after the power save function has been active for about 1 hour, or when you close the monitor unit.

i The power save mode will not be activated while you are recording.

i The user can specify the time elapsed before the power save function is activated (page 128).

i When the camera is connected to a computer or printer using the dedicated USB interface cable, the power save function is disabled, and the camera turns off after about 12 hours.

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