Olympus FE 170 FE-170 Advanced Manual (English) - Page 54

Getting to know your camera better Lamp indicators This camera uses several lamps to indicate the camera status. Lamp Self-timer lamp Card access lamp Green lamp of the monitor Status The lamp lights for approximately 10 seconds, blinks for approximately 2 seconds, and then the picture is taken. Lit (red): Shooting mode and power is on. Lit (green): Playback mode and power is on. Off: Power is off. Blinking (red): 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/card compartment cover • Remove the battery. • Connect or disconnect the AC adapter. Lit: The focus and exposure are locked. Blinking: focus is 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. 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. Functions that cannot be selected from menus • Some items may not be selectable from the menus when using the arrow pad. • Items that cannot be set with the current shooting mode • Items that cannot be set because of an item that has already been set: [%], [#], etc. • Some functions cannot be used when there is no card in the camera. [PANORAMA]/[FORMAT]/[BACK UP]/[PRINT ORDER] 54 EN