5 Turn the camera on.

Press the power switch to turn the camera on. The power lamp will briefly light green and the monitor will turn on. Be sure to remove the lens cap before shooting.

ATurning the Camera Off

 

s

To turn the camera off, press the power switch again. The monitor

 

will turn off.

 

 

AAuto Power Off

 

 

If no operations are performed for about 30 seconds, the displays

 

 

will turn off and the power lamp start to flash (if desired, the delay

 

 

before the displays turn off automatically can be changed using the

 

 

Auto power off option in the setup menu; 0 159). The camera can

 

 

be reactivated by operating the buttons, mode dial, or other camera

 

 

controls. If no operations are performed for about three minutes

 

 

after the displays have turned off, the camera will turn off automat-

 

 

ically.

 

 

AAttaching and Removing Lenses

 

 

Turn the camera off before attaching or removing lenses. Note that

 

 

when the camera is turned off, the sensor protection barrier in the

 

 

lens will close, protecting the camera image sensor.

 

 

ALenses with Retractable Lens Barrel Buttons

 

 

If you are using a lens with a retractable lens barrel button (0 16),

 

 

the camera will automatically turn on when the retractable lens bar-

 

 

rel lock is released; in addition, if the view through the lens is dis-

 

 

played or the monitor is off, the camera will turn off when the lens

 

 

barrel is locked (in the case of 1 NIKKOR VR 10–30mm f/3.5–5.6 and

 

 

1 NIKKOR VR 30–110mm f/3.8–5.6 lenses, firmware version 1.10 or

 

 

later is required if locking the lens barrel is to turn the camera off

 

 

when the monitor is off; for information on updating lens firmware,

 

 

visit the Nikon website for your area).

 

 

 

 

 

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