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Turning on/off your camera
,
Press the POWER button.
The POWER ON/OFF lamp lights in green,
the power is on, and the lens cover opens.
When you turn on your camera for the first
time, the “CLOCK SET” screen appears
(see the next page).
the power is on, and the lens cover opens.
When you turn on your camera for the first
time, the “CLOCK SET” screen appears
(see the next page).
To turn off the power
If you press the POWER button again, the
POWER ON/OFF lamp goes out, and the
camera turns off.
POWER ON/OFF lamp goes out, and the
camera turns off.
•
if you turn the power on when the Mode dial is
set to
set to
,
, or SCN, the lens begins to move
(DSC-P71 only). Please be careful not to touch
the lens.
the lens.
1
POWER button
POWER ON/
OFF lamp
OFF lamp
The Auto Power Off feature
If no tasks are performed for a while*
when shooting, playing back, or
performing SET UP while using the
batteries, power is automatically shut
off to preserve battery power.
However, in the following
circumstances, even if the battery is
being used to power the camera, the
Auto Power Off feature will not work.
• Movies are being played back
• A slide show is being shown
• There is a plug in the USB terminal
when shooting, playing back, or
performing SET UP while using the
batteries, power is automatically shut
off to preserve battery power.
However, in the following
circumstances, even if the battery is
being used to power the camera, the
Auto Power Off feature will not work.
• Movies are being played back
• A slide show is being shown
• There is a plug in the USB terminal
or the VIDEO OUT jack
*
When POWER SAVE is set to ON:
approximately 90 seconds
When POWER SAVE is set to OFF:
approximately 3 minutes
approximately 90 seconds
When POWER SAVE is set to OFF:
approximately 3 minutes
How to use the
control button
control button
To change the current settings of the
camera, bring up the menu or SET UP on
the LCD screen (page 55), and use the
control button to make the changes.
For each item, press v/V/b/B to select the
desired value, then press the center z or
b/B to make the setting.
camera, bring up the menu or SET UP on
the LCD screen (page 55), and use the
control button to make the changes.
For each item, press v/V/b/B to select the
desired value, then press the center z or
b/B to make the setting.
•
(Spot light-metering) is not displayed on
the menu of the DSC-P31 (page 61).
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Setting the date and time
,
Turn the Mode dial to
.
•
To change values for the time and the date that
have been previously set, change the Mode dial
to SET UP, choose “CLOCK SET” in “SETUP
1” (page 97), then proceed from Step 3.
have been previously set, change the Mode dial
to SET UP, choose “CLOCK SET” in “SETUP
1” (page 97), then proceed from Step 3.
•
You can also carry out this operation when the
mode dial is set to SCN,
mode dial is set to SCN,
, or
.
,
Press the POWER button.
The POWER lamp lights in green and the
“CLOCK SET” screen appears.
“CLOCK SET” screen appears.
,
Choose the desired order for
the date, the month and the
year using
the date, the month and the
year using
v
/
V
on the control
button, then push the center
z
.
You can choose from “Y/M/D” (year/
month/day), “M/D/Y”, and “D/M/Y”.
month/day), “M/D/Y”, and “D/M/Y”.
•
If the rechargeable button battery, which
provides the power for saving the time data,
ever loses its charge (page 99), the “CLOCK
SET” screen automatically reappears. If this
happens, reset the date and time by following
the above procedure, starting from Step 3.
provides the power for saving the time data,
ever loses its charge (page 99), the “CLOCK
SET” screen automatically reappears. If this
happens, reset the date and time by following
the above procedure, starting from Step 3.
1
Mode dial
2
D/M/Y
OK
CANCEL
M/D/Y
Y/M/D
CLOCK SET
2002 /
:
/ 1
1
12
02
AM
OK
POWER button
3
D/M/Y
OK
CANCEL
M/D/Y
Y/M/D
CLOCK SET
2002 /
:
/ 1
1
12
02
AM
OK
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