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SET
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OK
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BACK
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M DD YYYY
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SET
NO
NO
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OK
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BACK
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TIME NOT SET
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TURNING ON AND OFF / SETTING THE DATE AND TIME
After purchasing the camera, first time when you
turn camera on, the date and time are cleared.
Press the “MENU/OK” button to set the date and
time.
1
Press “
d
” or “
c
” to select Year, Month, Day,
Hour or Minute.
2
Press “
a
” or “
b
” to correct the setting.
Once you have set the date and time, press the
“MENU/OK” button. Pressing the “MENU/OK”
button changes the camera to Photography or
Playback mode.
1
To turn the camera on, set the Power switch to “
q
”
or “
w
”. When turning the camera on, the indicator
lamp lights green.
To turn the camera off, set the Power switch to
“OFF”.
The lens moves when the camera is in “
q
” mode.
Take care not to obstruct the lens as it is a
precision component.
Obstructing the lens will cause damage and the
“
ß
” or “
∂
” message will
appear. Take care also not to get fingerprints on
the camera lens as this will result in impaired image
quality in your shots.
●
!
If the message (see figure at left) does not appear, refer to
“Correcting the date and time” (
➡
P.17) and check and correct
the date and time settings.
●
!
The message is also shown when the camera battery has
been removed and the camera has been left in storage for a
long period of time.
●
!
To set the date and time later, press the “BACK” button.
●
!
If you do not set the date and time, this message will appear
each time you turn the camera on.
●
!
Holding down “
a
” or “
b
” changes the numbers continuously.
●
!
When the time displayed passes “12:00”, the AM/PM setting
changes.
●
!
At the time of purchase and after leaving the camera for a
long period with the batteries removed, settings such as the
date and time are cleared. Once the AC power adapter has
been connected or the batteries have been fitted for 2 hours
or more, the camera settings will be retained for roughly 24
hours even if both sources of camera power are removed.