Inserting the Battery

Removing the Battery

Before opening the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover, turn the camera off (A19) and confirm that the power-on lamp and the monitor are off.

To eject the battery, open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover and slide the battery latch in the direction shown (1). Then, remove the battery straight (2).

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

Turning On and Off the Camera

Press the power switch.

The power-on lamp (green) and the monitor are turned on (when the monitor is turned on, the power-on lamp turns off ).

Press the power switch again to turn off the camera. When the power is turned

off, the power-on lamp and monitor also turn off.

•When the camera is off, holding down the cbutton turns on the camera in playback mode (A30).

CStandby Mode (Auto Off)

If no operations are performed, the monitor is turned off automatically, the camera enters standby mode and the power-on lamp blinks. The camera turns off when the standby mode continues for about three minutes.

•When the power-on lamp blinks, turn on the monitor again with one of the following operations.

-Press the power switch, the shutter-release button or the cbutton.

-Rotate the mode dial.

•During shooting or playback, if no operations are performed for about a minute (default setting), the camera enters standby mode.

•The time that elapses before the camera enters standby mode can be changed from the Auto off (A181) in the setup menu (A167).

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