Sony DSCP51 Operating Instructions - Page 16
Battery remaining indicator, The POWER SAVE function
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Charging the Nickel-Metal hydride batteries (continued) Battery remaining indicator As the battery power decreases with use, the Battery remaining indicator displays the amount of power remaining using the following symbols. Battery Battery remaining remaining guidelines indicator (A full charge is 100%) Sufficient power remaining Battery half full Battery low, recording/ playback will stop soon. Change the batteries for fully charged ones, or charge these batteries. Flashing • If the LCD screen is off, press the DISPLAY/ LCD ON/OFF button to turn it on. • Based on the conditions under which the camera is being used and the state of the charge, or on the environment, this information may not be correctly indicated. • When the AC adaptor is being used, the Remaining battery information is not displayed. The POWER SAVE function When the POWER SAVE function is set to ON, you can shoot for a longer period of time. DSC-P71 Turn the Mode dial to SET UP, and set [POWER SAVE] in SETUP 2 to [ON]. The factory setting of the camera is set to [ON] (page 98). DSC-P51/P31 Set the POWER SAVE switch to ON. When the camera is shipped from the factory, this switch is set to ON. When the POWER SAVE function is ON • The LCD screen will be darker than it is when POWER SAVE is set to OFF. You cannot change the settings for [LCD BACKLIGHT] at this time (page 98). To make the available shooting time even longer, it is recommended that you turn off the LCD screen and use the Finder to do your shooting (page 32). • In Flash mode, the (No flash) is displayed. If you want to shoot using the flash, press v ( ) on the control button, and select (forced flash) or Auto (page 30). • When the power turns on, the Flash mode is normally set to (No flash). • When the flash is charging ( the Flash charge lamp blinks), the LCD screen turns off. • In shooting still images, the focus only focuses when the shutter is pushed down halfway. 16