Step 1 Turn the Camera On

1 Remove the lens cap and press the power switch to turn on the camera.

If you are turning the camera on for the first time,

see “Setting the Display Language, Date, and Time” (A26).

The lens extends, and the monitor is turned on.

2 Check the battery level and number of exposures remaining.

Battery level indicator

The Basics of Shooting and

 

 

25m 0s

1/250

F5.6

840

Number of exposures remaining

Playback

Battery Level

Display

Description

 

 

bBattery level high.

BBattery level low. Prepare to charge or replace the battery.

N

Cannot take pictures. Charge or replace the battery.

Battery exhausted.

 

Number of Exposures Remaining

The number of exposures remaining is displayed.

When a memory card is not inserted, Cis displayed and pictures are recorded to the internal memory (approx. 90 MB).

The number of pictures that can be stored depends on the remaining capacity of the internal memory or memory card, the image quality, and the image size (A77).

The number of exposures remaining shown in the illustration differs from the actual value.

CMonitor Display

Press the sbutton to switch between showing and hiding the photo information or shooting

24information that is displayed on the monitor (A15).

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