Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-P5 Operating Instructions Manual page 20

@ Press the shutter button fully down.
The shutter sounds.
"RECORDING" appears on the LCD screen, and the image will be recorded on
the "Memory Stick." When "RECORDING" disappears, you can record the
next image.
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RECORDING
Auto power-off function
If you do not operate the camera for
about three minutes during recording or
playback, the camera turns off automatically to prevent wearing down the battery. To
use the
camera again, press the POWER button to turn on the camera again. The auto
power-off function only operates when the camera is operating using a battery pack.
The
auto power-off function also will not operate when playing back moving Images
or playing back a slide show (page 68), or when a connector is plugged into the USB
jack, the DC IN jack or the A/V OUT jack.
The number of images you can record on a "Memory Stick"
(8
MB)
See pages 53 and 56 to 60.
U/Votes
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Do not touch the lens portion while it is operating.
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The following phenomena may occur when AEiAF is locked, but this does not affect the
recorded image.
~ When recording a bright subject, the LCD screen color may change.
- When recording a dark subject, the LCD screen may brighten momentarily.
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If you press the shutter button fully down at once in step 0, the camera starts recording after
the automatic adjustments are complete. However, the recording cannot be carried out while
the f flash charge lamp (page 22) is flashing. (During this time, the camera is charging the
flash.)
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