Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Instruction Manual

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If you turn on the power switch and the Date/Time/Zone setting
screen appears, see page 36 to set the Date/Time/Zone.
<
1
> : The camera turns on.
<
2
> : The camera is turned off and
does not operate. Set to this
position when not using the
camera.
Whenever you set the power switch
to <
1
> or <
2
>, sensor cleaning
will be executed automatically. (A
small sound may be heard.) During
the sensor cleaning, the LCD monitor
will display <
f >.
You can still shoot during sensor
cleaning by pressing the shutter
button halfway (p.44) to stop the
sensor cleaning and take a picture.
If you repeatedly turn the power switch <
1
>/<
2
> at a short
interval, the < f > icon may not be displayed. This is normal and
not a problem.
To save battery power, the camera turns off automatically after 1
minute of non-operation. To turn on the camera again, just press the
shutter button halfway (p.44).
You can change the auto power-off time with [ 5 2: Auto power off ]
(p.55).
Turning on the Power
About the Automatic Self-Cleaning Sensor
3
About Auto Power Off
If you set the power switch to <
2
> while an image is being recorded to
the card, [ Recording ... ] will be displayed and the power will turn off after
the card finishes recording the image.
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