Turning on/off your camera

How to use the control button

POWER ON/

OFF lamp

POWER button

1

,Press the POWER button.

The POWER ON/OFF lamp lights in green, the power is on. When you turn on your camera for the first time, the CLOCK SET screen appears (see the next page).

To turn off the power

If you press the POWER button again, the POWER ON/OFF lamp goes out, and the camera turns off.

When the mode dial is set to , , SCN and you turn the power on, the lens begins to

move (DSC-P71 only). Please be careful not to touch the lens.

The Auto Power Off function

If no tasks are performed for a while* when shooting, viewing, or performing SET UP while using the batteries, power is automatically shut off to preserve battery power.

However, in the following circumstances, even if the battery is being used to power the camera, the Auto Power Off feature will not work.

Movies are being played back

A slide show is being shown

There is a plug in the USB terminal or the VIDEO OUT jack

*When POWER SAVE is set to ON: approximately 90 seconds

When POWER SAVE is set to OFF: approximately 3 minutes

 

 

0EV

0EV

 

 

EV

WB

ISO

 

AUTO

 

 

WHITE BAL

ISO

To change the current settings of the camera, bring up the menu or SET UP on the LCD screen (page 55), and use the control button to make the changes.

For each item, press v/V/b/B to select the desired value, then press the center z or b/B to make the setting.

(SPOT METER) is not displayed on the menu of the DSC-P51/P31 (page 61).

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Sony DSC-P71 Turning on/off your camera How to use the control button, Auto Power Off function, Press the Power button