POWER SAVE Turning off this unit automatically, Monitor

Preparation

[POWER SAVE]

(Turning off this unit automatically.)

Press [ MENU/SET ] to display the [SETUP] menu and select the item to set. (P16)

Power save mode is activated (the camera is automatically turned off to save the battery life) if the camera has not been used for the time selected on the setting.

[1MIN.], [2MIN.], [5MIN.], [10MIN.], [OFF]

•Press the shutter button halfway or turn this unit off and on to cancel power save mode.

•The power save mode is fixed to [2MIN.] in the economy mode and to [5MIN.] in the

intelligent auto mode [ ] and clipboard mode [ ].

•Power save mode is not activated in the following cases.

–When using the AC adaptor (DMW-AC5PP; optional)

–When connecting to a PC or a printer

–When recording or playing back motion pictures

–During a slide show

[ECONOMY]

(Turning off the LCD monitor automatically.)

Press [ MENU/SET ] to display the [SETUP] menu and select the item to set. (P16)

The brightness of the LCD monitor is reduced, and the LCD monitor is turned off automatically while the camera is not in use, to save battery life when recording.

[LEVEL 1]: The LCD monitor turns off if the camera is not operated for about 15 seconds in recording mode.

[LEVEL 2]: The LCD monitor turns off if the camera is not operated for about 15 seconds in recording mode or for about 5 seconds after taking a picture.

[OFF]: Economy mode cannot be activated.

•The LCD monitor is turned off while the flash is being charged.

•The status indicator lights while the LCD monitor is turned off. Press any button to turn on the LCD monitor again.

•The power save setting time is set to [2 MIN.]. [However, in the intelligent auto mode [ ], it is set to [5 MIN.], and when the AC adapter (DMW-AC5PP; optional) is used, the power save function does not work.]