Chapter 1

Charge the battery

To charge the battery in the camera:

1.Plug the small end of the USB

cable into the camera and the

large end into the power adapter, then plug the power

adapter into an electrical outlet, as shown. The camera's blinking Battery

Charging light indicates that the battery is charging. The

battery is fully charged when

the Battery Charging light turns on solid (see Recharging the Lithium Ion battery” on page 55 for information on charging times).

2.When charging is complete, disconnect the camera from the power adapter.

NOTE: For other methods for recharging the battery, see Recharging the Lithium Ion battery” on page 55.

Turn on the camera

To turn on the camera, press the button.

Choose the language

1.Using your finger or the stylus, touch the language you want.

2.Touch Next on the language confirmation screen to confirm your choice and display the

Region screen.

To change the language later, use the Camera Setup Menu (see Using the Camera Setup Menu” on page 42).

Set the region

Along with the language setting, the region setting determines the default date format.

1.Touch the region you want.

2.Touch Next on the region confirmation screen to

confirm your choice and display the Date screen.

6 Getting started