Canon EOS 70D Basic User Manual - Page 31

Turning on the Power

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Turning on the Power If you turn on the power switch and the date/time/zone setting screen appears, see page 33 to set the date/time/zone. : The camera turns on. : The camera is turned off and does not operate. Set to this position when not using the camera. Automatic Sensor Cleaning Whenever you set the power switch to or , sensor cleaning will be executed automatically. (A small sound may be heard.) During the sensor cleaning, the LCD monitor will display . You can still shoot during sensor cleaning by pressing the shutter button halfway (p.41) to stop the sensor cleaning and take a picture. If you repeatedly turn the power switch / at a short interval, the icon may not be displayed. This is normal and not a malfunction. 3 Auto Power Off To save battery power, the camera turns off automatically after 1 minute of non-operation. To turn on the camera again, just press the shutter button halfway (p.41). You can set the auto power off time with [52: Auto power off] (p.55). If you set the power switch to 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. 31

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If you turn on the power switch and the date/time/zone setting
screen appears, see page 33 to set the date/time/zone.
<
1
>
: The camera turns on.
<
2
>
: The camera is turned off and
does not operate. Set to this
position when not using the
camera.
Whenever you set the power switch
to <
1
> or <
2
>, sensor
cleaning will be executed
automatically. (A small sound may be
heard.) During the sensor cleaning,
the LCD monitor will display <
f
>.
You can still shoot during sensor
cleaning by pressing the shutter
button halfway (p.41) to stop the
sensor cleaning and take a picture.
If you repeatedly turn the power switch <
1
>/<
2
> at a short
interval, the <
f
> icon may not be displayed. This is normal and
not a malfunction.
To save battery power, the camera turns off automatically after 1
minute of non-operation. To turn on the camera again, just press the
shutter button halfway (p.41).
You can set the auto power off time with [
5
2: Auto power off
]
(p.55).
Turning on the Power
Automatic Sensor Cleaning
3
Auto Power Off
If you set the power switch to <
2
> 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.