Turning On The Power - Canon EOS Rebel T6i Basic Instruction Manual

Turning on the Power

If you turn on the power switch and the date/time/zone setting
screen appears, see page 38 to set the date/time/zone.
Automatic Sensor Cleaning
Whenever you set the power switch to <1> or <2>, sensor

cleaning will be executed automatically. (A small sound may be
heard.) During the sensor cleaning, the LCD monitor will display
<f>.
You can still shoot during sensor cleaning by pressing the shutter

button halfway (p.46) to stop cleaning and take a picture.
If you repeatedly turn the power switch <1>/<2> at a short

interval, the <f> icon may not be displayed. This is normal and
not a malfunction.
3 Auto Power Off
To save battery power, the camera turns off automatically after

approx. 30 seconds of non-operation. To turn on the camera again,
just press the shutter button halfway (p.46).
You can change the auto power off time with [52: Auto power off].

If you set the power switch to <2> while an image is being recorded to
the card, [Recording...] will be displayed and the power will turn off after the
recording finishes.
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<k> : The camera turns on. You can
shoot movies (p.136).
<1> : The camera turns on. You can
shoot still photos.
<2> : The camera is turned off and
does not operate. Set to this
position when not using the
camera.