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Getting Ready
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CORRECTING THE DATE AND TIME/CHANGING THE DATE ORDER
Correcting the date and time
Changing the date order
11Press the “MENU/OK” button.
2Press “d” or “c” to select “F” OPTION and
then press “a” or “b” to select “SET–UP”.
3Press the “MENU/OK” button.
21Press “a” or “b” to select “DATE/TIME”.
2Press “c”.
1Press “d” or “c” to select the date order.
2Press “a” or “b” to set the date order. Refer to
the table below for details of the settings.
3Always press the “MENU/OK” button after you
complete the settings.
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Date order Explanation
YYYY.MM.DD Displays the date in the “year.month. day”
format.
MM/DD/YYYY Displays the date in the “month/day/ year”
format.
DD.MM.YYYY Displays the date in the “day.month. year”
format.
31Press “d” or “c” to select Year, Month, Day,
Hour or Minute.
2Press “a” or “b” to correct the setting.
3Always press the “MENU/OK” button after you
complete the settings.
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Holding down “a” or “b”, the numbers change continuously.
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When the time displayed passes “12:00”, the AM/PM setting
automatically switches.
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SWITCHING ON AND OFF/SETTING THE DATE AND TIME
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Slide the Power switch to turn the camera on and
off. When you switch the camera on, the viewfinder
lamp lights (green).
When you first switch the camera on, the date is
cleared (The date blinks on the display panel.).
Press the “MENU/OK” button to set the date and
time.
1Press “d” or “c” to select Year, Month, Day,
Hour or Minute.
2Press “a” or “b” to correct the setting.
Once you have set the date and time, press the
“MENU/OK” button. Pressing the “MENU/OK”
button switches the camera to Photography or
Playback mode.
In “q” mode, the lens extends and the lens cover
opens. Because these actions involve precision
mechanisms, you should take care not to obstruct
the lens with your hand or fingers.
Obstructing the lens will cause a malfunction or
fault and the “ß” or “∂”
message will appear. Take care also not to get
fingerprints on the camera lens as this will result in
impaired image quality in your shots.
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To set the date and time later, press the “BACK” button.
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If you do not set the date and time, this confirmation screen
will appear each time you switch the camera on.
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Holding down “a” or “b”, the numbers change continuously.
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When the time displayed passes “12:00”, the AM/PM setting
automatically switches.
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Camera settings such the date and time are cleared when
you first purchase the camera and if you leave the camera for
a long period with the battery removed. Once the AC power
adapter has been connected or the battery has been fitted for
2 hours or more, the camera settings will be retained for
roughly 6 hours even if both sources of camera power are
removed.
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