Turning On The Power - Canon EOS REBEL T1 i/EOS 500D Instruction Manual

Turning on the Power
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When you turn on the power switch and the date/time setting screen
appears, see page 29 to set the date/time.
<ON> :
The camera turns on.
<OFF> :
The camera is turned off and
does not operate. Set to this
position when not using the
camera.
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About the Automatic Self-Cleaning Sensor
• Whenever you set the power switch to
<ON>
or
<OFF>,
the sensor
cleaning will be executed automatically. During the sensor cleaning,
the LCD monitor will display
<
"0
>. Even during the sensor
cleaning, you can still shoot by pressing the shutter button halfway
(p.37) to stop the sensor cleaning and take a picture.
• If you turn
<ON >/< OFF>
the power switch at a short interval, the
<
"0
> icon might not be displayed. This is normal and not a
problem.
About Auto Power Off
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To save battery power, the camera turns off automatically after about
30 seconds of non-operation. To turn on the camera again, just
press the shutter button halfway (p.37).
• You can change the auto power-off time with the menu's
[~.
Auto
power off] setting (p.131).
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If you set the power switch to
<OFF>
while an image is being recorded to
the card, [Recording ...] will be displayed and the power will turn off after
the card finishes recording the image.
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