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A battery power saving device is designed into this camera. If the camera is left unused for
approximately 3 minutes, the flash charge will stop automatically to save battery power and
the ready light will turn off.
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Press the shutter release button halfway down to recover flash charging.
Auto Power Saving System
Auto-Focus/Focus Lock
1. Press the shutter release button half
way down and hold it there; the lens
will be set to the correct focus position
automatically according to the
distance measured by the system (the
red-eye reduction light will also turn
on).
2. You may lock the focus position by
holding the shutter release button
halfway down; you may then further
compose your picture in the
viewfinder (Fig. 11).
This camera is equipped with an infrared auto-focus system that measures the distance of
subjects from the camera and automatically sets the lens to the optimum focus for every
photograph.
3. Continue to press the shutter release
button all the way down to finish taking
the picture.
Setting the Date or Time
A date and time recorder, called a “date
back”, located on the back cover, lets you
add a date to your photograph, in a day/
month/year format (e.g., October 14,
1997 would be “14 10 97”), or a year/
month/day format (e.g., October 14, 1997
would be “97 10 14”). You may also
record the time you took your photo,
shown in an hour/minute format.
Hours are shown in a continuous cycle
from 1 to 23, with no reference to AM or
PM; so 9:30 AM would show as “9 – 30”,
while 9:30 PM would show as “21 – 30”.
Note:
While you may add either a date
or a time, you can not have both
on the same picture.
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