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Power Management
Power Management
The setup menu contains the following power management options. For information on using the
setup menu, see the previous page.
G
G
OVF POWER SAVE MODE
OVF POWER SAVE MODE
Selecting
ON
for
G
OVF POWER SAVE MODE
approximately doubles the number of photo-
graphs that can be taken with a fully-charged
battery.
R
Selecting
ON
increases the time required for auto-
focus to about 0.4 seconds, compared to about 0.2
seconds when
OFF
is selected (the time required to
focus varies with the subject).
R
When power saving is in eff ect, shooting informa-
tion is not displayed until the shutter button is
pressed halfway.
Q
Power saving is available only when the optical
viewfi nder is used.
H
H
QUICK START MODE
QUICK START MODE
To reduce camera startup time, select
ON
for
H
QUICK START MODE
.
R
ON
reduces startup time to about 0.7 seconds, com-
pared to about 2.2 seconds when
OFF
is selected.
Q
The camera will need 2.2 seconds to start up if it is
left off for more than about 20 minutes.
Q
The camera requires slightly longer to start up when
a short focus distance is selected for manual focus.
Q
Selecting
ON
increases the drain on the battery, re-
ducing the number of pictures that can be taken on
a single charge.