Northern Industrial Tools P5000 Mode, Select U mode Rotate the mode dial to U Turn the camera on

Basic Photography and Playback

UMode

This section describes how to take pictures in U (auto) mode, an automatic, “point-and-shoot” mode recommended for first-time users of digital cameras.

1 Select U mode

Rotate the mode dial to U.

2 Turn the camera on

2.1 Turn the camera on

Press the power switch to turn the camera on. The green power-on lamp lights, the monitor turns on, and the lens extends.

2.2Check indicators in the monitor

Check the battery level and number of exposures remaining.

Battery indicator

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Number of exposures

remaining*

NO ICON	Battery fully charged.
J	Low battery; prepare to recharge or
	change battery.
N Warning!	Battery exhausted. Recharge or change
Battery exhausted.	battery.

*Depends on capacity of internal memory or memory card (B 14) and on options chosen for image quality (B 66) and size (B 66).

CAuto Power off (Stand-by Mode)

In shooting mode, the monitor will dim to reduce the drain on the battery if no operations are performed for about five seconds. The monitor will brighten when camera controls are used. At default settings, the monitor will turn off altogether if no operations are per- formed for about a minute during shooting and playback (stand-by mode; B 88). While the camera is in stand-by mode, the power-on lamp will blink and the monitor can be reactivated by pressing the shutter-release button halfway. The camera will turn off auto- matically if no operations are performed for another three minutes.

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