36<2> : The camera is turned off anddoes not operate. Position forwhen you do not use thecamera.<1> : The camera operates.<J> : The camera and <5> dialoperate. (p.38)The shutter button has two steps. You can press the shutter buttonhalfway. Then you can further press the shutter button completely.Pressing halfway (9)This activates autofocusing and automaticexposure that sets the shutter speed andaperture.The exposure setting will be displayed onthe top LCD panel and in the viewfinder.Pressing the <p> button willresult in the same operation aspressing the shutter button halfway.Basic OperationPower/Quick Control Dial SwitchShutter ButtonWhenever you set the power switch to <1/J> or <2>, the sensor cleaning will beexecuted automatically. During the sensor cleaning, the LCD monitor will display <f>.To save battery power, the camera turns off automatically after about 1 minute ofnon-operation. To turn on the camera again, just press the shutter button.You can change the auto power-off time with the menu’s [5 Autopower off] setting. (p.47)If you set the power switch to <2> while the image is being recordedto the memory card, [Recording ...] will be displayed and the power willturn off after the card finishes recording the image.COPY
