Canon POWERSHOT SX40HS User Manual page 17

Insert the included battery and a memory card (sold separately).
Check the card's write-protect tab.
If the memory card has a write-protect tab,
you will not be able to record images if the
tab is in the locked position. Slide the tab
up until you hear a click.
Open the cover.
Slide the cover ((_) and open it ((_)).
insert the battery.
Insert the battery as shown until it locks
into place with a click.
Be sure to insert the battery in the correct
direction or it will not properly lock into
place.
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insert the memory card.
Insert the memory card as shown until it
locks into place with a click.
Be sure the memory card is oriented
correctly. Inserting the memory card in the
wrong direction could damage the camera.
CIosethecover.
Close the cover (1_), and press downward
as you slide it until it clicks into place (@).
If the write-protect tab is in the locked position, [Memory card locked] will appear
on the screen and you will not be able to take or erase images.
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