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Checking the Batteries, Automatic Powerdown Saves Batteries - camera

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Chapter 1 Checking the Batteries Check the battery power level in the Status Display before you begin taking pictures. Don't miss an important picture because the camera batteries are low or exhausted. 1 Turn on the camera. 2 Check the battery symbol that appears in the Status Display. If no symbol appears, your battery is fully charged. Low -batteries soon need to be replaced or recharged. Exhausted (blinking) - batteries are too weak to power the camera. Replace or recharge the batteries. For guidelines on battery usage, see page 79. Automatic Powerdown Saves Batteries The automatic powerdown feature helps extend battery life by turning off the camera when it has been inactive (no buttons pushed and no pictures taken) for the given time period. For details on the Power Save feature, see page 43. Automatic Activated Camera Behavior Powerdown after To reactivate camera Power Save off 5 minutes All camera circuits turn off. Turn the power switch Standard The lens cover remains Power Save on 1 minute open, with the lens retracted. off, then back on. Camera in 10 Not applicable Camera Dock minutes (page 58) 6

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Chapter 1
Checking the Batteries
Check the battery power level in the Status Display before you begin taking
pictures. Don’t miss an important picture because the camera batteries are low
or exhausted.
1
Turn on the camera.
2
Check the battery symbol that appears in the
Status Display. If no symbol appears, your
battery is fully charged.
Low
batteries soon need to be
replaced or recharged.
Exhausted (blinking)
batteries are too weak to power the camera.
Replace or recharge the batteries.
For guidelines on battery usage, see
page 79
.
Automatic Powerdown Saves Batteries
The automatic powerdown feature helps extend battery life by turning off the
camera when it has been inactive (no buttons pushed and no pictures taken)
for the given time period. For details on the Power Save feature, see
page 43
.
Automatic
Powerdown
Activated
after
Camera Behavior
To reactivate
camera
Power Save off
5 minutes
All camera circuits turn off.
The lens cover remains
open, with the lens
retracted.
Turn the power switch
off, then back on.
Standard
Power Save on 1 minute
Camera in
Camera Dock
(
page 58
)
10
minutes
Not applicable