TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF
Turning on the camera
For recording (shooting
mode)
1
Open the monitor unit or press the
power button [
For playing back (playback
mode)
1
Press the REC/PLAY button for about
1 second.
h After opening the monitor unit or
pressing the power button [
can also access the playback mode
by pressing the REC/PLAY button.
Turning on the camera when the power save (sleep) function is active
In order to preserve battery pack power, the power save (sleep) function
will automatically turn off the camera after one minute of no use during
shooting, or five minutes of no use during playback (factory-preset
setting).
i When the power save function is active, you can restore the power by any
of the following methods:
h Press the power button [
h Press the still image shooting/video clip recording button.
h Open the monitor unit, etc.
h Press the SET button.
i The camera will switch to the standby mode after the power save function
has been active for about 1 hour, or when you close the monitor unit.
i The power save mode will not be activated while you are recording.
i The user can specify the time elapsed before the power save function is
activated (page 128).
i When the camera is connected to a computer or printer using the
dedicated USB interface cable, the power save function is disabled, and
the camera turns off after about 12 hours.
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Monitor unit
Power button [
Monitor
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REC/PLAY
button
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