Getting to know your camera better
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This camera uses several lamps to indicate the camera status.

• Performing any of the following operations when not actually taking pictures can deplete
the battery power.
• Repeatedly pressing the shutter button halfway
• Repeatedly using the zoom
• To save battery power, set [POWER SAVE] to [ON], or turn off the camera whenever it is
not in use.
g“POWER SAVE Setting the camera to the power save mode” (P.26)
• Some items may not be selectable from the menus when using the arrow pad.
• Items that cannot be set with the current shooting mode
• Items that cannot be set because of an item that has already been set: [%] and [#],
etc.
• Some functions cannot be used when there is no card in the camera.
[PANORAMA]/[PRINT ORDER]/[FORMAT]/[BACKUP]

A record mode expresses a combination of desired image size and compression level. Use

the following examples to help determine the optimal image quality when shooting.

To print large images on full-size paper/To edit and process images on a computer

• [SHQ] or [HQ]

To print A4 (11.7×8.5 in.)/postcard-size images

•[SQ1]

To send as an e-mail attachment or post on a web site

•[SQ2]

To express the broadness of a subject such as landscapes/To view pictures on a

wide-screen television.

•[16:9]
g“IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality” (P.18)
Lamp indicators
Lamp Status
Self-timer lamp The lamp lights for approximately 10 seconds, blinks for
approximately 2 seconds, and then the picture is taken.
Card access lamp Lit (red): Shooting mode
Lit (green): Playback mode
Unlit: Power is off.
Blinking (red): A picture is being recorded, the camera is reading a
movie, or images are being downloaded (when connected to a
computer).
• Do not do any of the following while the card access lamp is
blinking. Doing so may prevent the image data from being saved
and render the internal memory or card unusable.
• Open the battery/card compartment cover
• Remove the battery and card
• Connect or disconnect the AC adapter
Green lamp of the monitor Lit: The focus and exposure are locked.
Blinking: The focus is not locked.
• Release your finger from the shutter button, re-position the AF
target mark on the subject and press the shutter button halfway
again.
Extending the useful life of the batteryFunctions that cannot be selected from menusSelecting the optimal image quality
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