Nikon Digital Camera, Reference Manual

Page: 37 / 216

17
s
5
Turn the camera on.
Press the power switch to turn the
camera on. The power lamp will
briefly light green and the monitor will
turn on.
A
Turning the Camera Off
To turn the camera off, press the power switch again. The monitor
will turn off.
A
Auto Power Off
If no operations are performed for about thirty seconds, the dis-
plays will turn off and the power lamp start to blink (if desired, the
delay before the displays turn off automatically can be changed
using the
Auto power off option in the setup menu;
0
151). The
camera can be reactivated by operating the buttons, mode dial, or
other camera controls. If no operations are performed for about
three minutes after the displays have turned off, the camera will
turn off automatically.
A
Attaching and Removing Lenses
Turn the camera off before attaching or removing lenses. Note that
when the camera is turned off, the sensor protection barrier in the
lens will close, protecting the camera image sensor. If the lens has a
retractable lens barrel button, retract the lens before removal.
A Lenses with Retractable Lens Barrel Buttons
If you are using a lens with a retractable lens barrel button (
0
16),
the camera will turn on automatically when the retractable lens bar-
rel lock is released (locking the lens barrel does not, however, turn
the camera off ).