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Turning the Camera on and Off
Shooting Mode
Shooting Mode
To turn the camera on, open the lens cover as
shown below. The camera turns off when the
lens cover is closed.
Camera on
Camera off
2
Tip: Switching to Playback Mode
Press the
a
button for about a second to start play-
back. Press the shutter button halfway to return to
shooting mode.
3
Caution
Pictures can be aff ected by fi ngerprints and other
marks on the lenses. Keep the lenses clean.
Playback Mode
Playback Mode
To turn the camera on and begin playback with-
out opening the lens cover, press the
a
button
for about a second.
To turn the camera off , open and close the lens
cover.
2
Tip: Switching to Shooting Mode
To exit to shooting mode, press the shutter button
halfway. Press the
a
button to return to playback.
2
Tip: Auto Power Off
The camera will turn off automatically if no operations are performed for the length of time selected in the
M
AUTO POWER OFF
menu (pg. 85; note that
OFF
is not available when
p
QUICK AF
is selected for
S
POWER MANAGEMENT
). To turn the camera on, close and reopen the lens cover or press the
a
button for
about a second.