Inserting the Battery

Removing the Battery

Turn the camera off and make sure that the power-on lamp and the monitor have gone out before opening the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover.

To eject the battery, open the battery-chamber/ memory card slot cover and slide the orange battery latch in the direction indicated by the arrow 1. The battery can then be removed by hand 2.

•Note that the battery may become hot during use; observe due caution when removing the battery.

Steps First

Turning On and Off the Camera

To turn on the camera, press the power switch. The power-on lamp (green) will light for a moment and the monitor will turn on.

To turn off the camera, press the power switch again. When the camera is turned off, both the power-on lamp and monitor will turn off.

•If the camera is turned off, hold down the cbutton to turn the camera on in playback mode.

CAuto Power Off in Shooting Mode (Standby Mode)

If no operations are performed for about a minute (default setting), the monitor will turn off automatically and the camera will enter standby mode. If no operations are performed for another three minutes, the camera will turn off automatically (the auto off function).

Pressing the power switch, or the shutter-release button, while the monitor is off in standby mode will reactivate the monitor.

The time allowed to elapse from before the camera enters standby mode can be changed from the Auto off option (A122) in the setup menu (A111).

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