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. If the lens is equipped with a

 

front lens cap, remove the cap before

 

shooting. If a 1 NIKKOR VR 10–30mm

 

f/3.5–5.6 PD-ZOOM lens is attached,

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the lens will automatically extend when the camera is turned on and retract when the camera is turned off.

ATurning the Camera Off

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 a minute, the display will turn off and the power lamp start to flash (if desired, the delay before the display turns off automatically can be changed using the Auto power off option in the setup menu; 0 166). The camera can be reactivated by operating the shutter-release button. If no operations are performed for about three minutes after the display has turned off, the camera will turn off automatically.

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.

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