Digital Camera User’s Manual22Chapter 2 - Taking PicturesThis chapter shows you how to take pictures with yourdigital camera.Prepare the CameraTo prepare the camera for picture taking:1. Press the Power button to turn it on. After a shortpause, the LED will stop flashing, which is thesignal that the camera is ready for use.Make sure you have installed 2 Alkaline size AAbatteries.If you want to store your photos on a SmartMedia™card, make sure it is also installed before you turn onthe camera. If you want to store images directly to thecamera's internal memory, either remove the memorycard, or select Internal from the Storage Media menu.Using the LCD display consumes more battery power.To prolong the life of your batteries it is recommendedto keep the LCD display shut off when not in use.