Using A New Card; Lamp Indicators; Extending The Useful Life Of The Battery - Olympus Stylus 720 SW Advanced Manual

Using a new card

• If you use a non-Olympus card or a card used for another application, such as
for a computer, the message [CARD ERROR] is displayed. To use this card
with this camera, use the [FORMAT] function to format the card.
g "MEMORY FORMAT (FORMAT) Formatting the internal memory or card"
(P. 31)

Lamp indicators

This camera uses several lamps to indicate the camera status.
Self-timer lamp
Card access lamp
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Green lamp of the LCD
monitor

Extending the useful life of the battery

• Performing any of the following operations when not actually taking pictures
can deplete the battery power.
• Repeatedly pressing the shutter button halfway
• Repeatedly using the zoom
• To save battery power, turn off the camera whenever it is not in use.
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Lamp
The lamp lights for approximately 10 seconds, blinks for
approximately 2 seconds, and then the picture is taken.
Blinking: A picture is being recorded, the camera is reading
a movie, or images are being downloaded (when
connected to a computer).
• Do not do any of the following while the card access lamp
is blinking. Doing so may prevent the image data from
being saved and render the internal memory or card
unusable.
• Open the battery compartment/card cover
• Remove the battery.
• Connect or disconnect the AC adapter.
Lit: The focus and exposure are locked.
Blinking: The focus and exposure are not locked.
• Release your finger from the shutter button, re-position
the AF target mark on the subject and press the shutter
button halfway again.
Status