POWER lamp
POWER button
Press POWER.
The POWER lamp (green) lights up and
the power is on. When you turn on your
camera for the first time, the Clock Set
screen appears (page 18).
Turning off the power
Press POWER again. The POWER lamp
goes out, and the camera turns off.
• Do not leave the camera with the lens
portion extended for a long period of
time with the battery pack or the AC
Adaptor removed, as this may cause
malfunction.
• If you turn on the power when the mode switch
is set to or , the lens portion moves. Do
not touch the lens portion while it is operating.
Auto power-off function
If you do not operate the camera for about
three minutes during shooting or viewing
or when performing Setup, the camera
turns off automatically to prevent wearing
down the battery. The auto power-off
function only operates when the camera is
operating using a battery pack. The auto
power-off function also will not operate in
the following circumstances.
• When viewing movies
• When playing back a slide show
• When connecting USB cable
How to use the
control button
To change the current settings of the
camera, bring up the menu or the Setup
screen (page 47), and use the control
button to make the changes.
To set a menu item, press /// on the
control button to select the desired item
and setting and make the setting. To set a
Setup item, press /// on the control
button to select the desired item and
setting, then press to make the setting.
