Canon EOS Digital Rebel EOS DIGITAL REBEL/EOS 300D DIGITAL Instruction Manual - Page 26
Basic Operation
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Basic Operation Power Switch The camera operates only after the Power switch is set to . : Set to this position when the camera is in use. : The camera does not operate. Set to this position when not using the camera. • 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. You can change the auto power-off time with the menu's [Auto power off] setting (∆). • Immediately after shooting, if you turn the Power switch to , the access lamp may continue blinking for a few seconds while the CF card records the image. After the image recorded to the CF card, the camera turns off automatically. Shutter Button The shutter button has two stages. You can press it down halfway or fully. The two levels of shutter button operation are as follows: Halfway pressing Pressing the shutter button down halfway activates autofocusing (AF), and also activates the automatic exposure (AE) mechanism and sets the shutter speed and aperture value. The exposure (the combination of shutter speed and aperture value) appears on the LCD panel and in the viewfinder (˜). Full pressing This releases the shutter and shoots. 26