Note: The image LCD uses a lot of battery power. If you are running your camera on batteries rather than with the
Note: For convenience as you learn to use your camera’s features and menu options, you may want to set the Sleep Timeout to the longest interval (5 minutes). This will give you time to consider a feature or menu option before the camera goes into sleep mode and the image LCD turns off.
Live View
The Live View setting determines whether the live view of Capture Mode will automatically display on the image LCD or not when you power on the camera and set the camera to Capture mode. The default value for Live View is Off.
To change the setting so Live View is On (that it will always display on the image LCD when you power on the camera and set the camera to Capture mode):
1Press the down or up arrow on the
2Press the right or left arrow on the
3Press the right (Exit) soft key to save the setting, exit the Display submenu, and return to the Preferences menu.
Sleep Timeout
Prior to the camera completely powering itself off due to inactivity, the camera goes to “sleep” by turning off the image LCD and either turning off or slowing down other functions to conserve power. Pressing any button on the camera (except the power switch) “wakes” the camera from sleep mode.
After the camera goes to sleep, it will power off after an additional 5 minutes of inactivity. Once the camera completely powers itself off, you must use the power switch to power it on again.
The Sleep Timeout setting determines how quickly the camera goes into sleep mode when you are not using the camera. The default value is 2 minutes.
To change the Sleep Timeout:
1Press the down or up arrow on the
2Press the right or left arrow on the
3Press the right (Exit) soft key to save the setting, exit the Display submenu, and return to the Preferences menu.
Appendix A: Using the Preferences Menu | 96 | Setting the Display |
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