Proxima ASA COOLPIX 950 manual Turn the camera off, Open the battery cover, Insert batteries

First Steps

Putting Batteries inYour Camera

This chapter guides you through the steps you will take after removing the camera from the box, from inserting the batteries to making your first photographs and playing them back. Before you will be able to use your camera, you will need to complete the following steps:

• attach the camera strap (see For Your Safety)

• insert batteries or connect the AC adapter (sold separately;

for information on using the AC adapter, see the documen-

tation provided with the adapter)

• insert the compact flash memory card

• choose the language to be used in the setting and playback

1 Turn the camera off

Turn the mode dial to OFF (if the camera is on a tripod, detach the tripod before inserting batteries).

2 Open the battery cover

Turn the camera upside down and open the battery chamber by sliding the latch to the open position, slipping the cover out from the camera, and then opening the lid.

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• set the camera’s clock-calendar to the current date and time

Having completed these steps, you will be ready to take photo- graphs as described at the end of this chapter.

Important! Before inserting batteries or handling memory cards, be sure to read the warnings and cautions in For Your Safety.

3 Insert batteries

Insert the batteries with the positive (+)

and negative (-) poles aligned as shown in the diagram at the entrance to the battery chamber.

4 Close the battery cover Close the cover and slide it back into

position, then slide the latch button back to latch the cover.

Notes on batteries

The camera’s clock-calendar is powered by a separate rechargable battery. When you put batteries in your camera for the first time or after a long period of storage, wait a few hours for the clock battery to recharge before removing the main batteries. The clock battery will remain charged for some time after the main batteries have been removed.

Photographs stored on the flash memory card are not affected when the batteries are removed. All manual-mode settings, with the exceptions of the date and language, will however be reset.

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