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TURNING ON AND OFF THE CAMERA/
CHECKING THE BATTERY
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Before using the camera, you must
turn the power on. First press the
POWER button to turn the power
on. Pressing this button a second
time will turn the power off.
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When you turn your camera on, the lens
cover opens and the display appears on
the LCD.
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When the power is turned on, the camera
is set for automatic mode (
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p.19).
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To determine the capacity of the bat-
tery in the camera, turn the camera on
and check the battery status on the
LCD panel.
1
Lit:
Battery is OK.
2
Lit:
Battery is low. Replace with
the new battery.
3
Blinks: The shutter cannot be released
because battery is dead.
Replace with the new battery.
CHECKING THE BATTERY
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When you are finished using the cam-
era, turn the power off to keep the bat-
tery working longer. If the power sup-
ply is left on for more than 7 minutes
without the camera being used, the
camera will turn itself off.
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Before you turn the camera on, make
sure that the lens is not blocked by any-
thing that would keep the lens from
moving into picture-taking position.
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Check the battery power level before
you use the camera.
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The battery can be replaced even
while there is a partially exposed roll of
film in the camera .
