Getting to know your camera betterEN 49This camera uses several lamps to indicate the camera status.• Performing any of the following operations when not actually taking pictures candeplete the battery power.• Repeatedly pressing the shutter button halfway• Repeatedly using the zoom• To save battery power, turn off the camera whenever it is not in use.• Some items may not be selectable from the menus when using the arrow pad.• Items that cannot be set with the current shooting mode• Items that cannot be set because of an item that has already been set:[%], [#], etc.• Some functions cannot be used when there is no card in the camera.[PANORAMA]/[FORMAT]/[BACKUP]/[PRINT ORDER]Image quality is a combination of desired image size and compression level. Use thefollowing examples to help determine the optimal record mode when shooting.To make high quality prints on full-size paper such as A3 (16.5×11.7 in.)/To editand process images on a computer• [SHQ] or [HQ]To print on A4 (11.7×8.5 in.) or postcard-size (6×4 in.) size paper• [SQ1]To send as an e-mail attachment or post on a Web site• [SQ2]To express the broadness of a subject such as landscapes/To view pictures ona wide-screen television• [16:9]g “IMAGE QUALITY Changing the image quality” (P. 19)Lamp indicatorsLamp StatusSelf-timer lamp The lamp lights for approximately 10 seconds, blinks forapproximately 2 seconds, and then the picture is taken.Card access lamp Lit (red): Shooting mode and power is on.Lit (green): Playback mode and power is on.Off: Power is off.Blinking (red): An image or movie is being recorder ordownloaded (when connected to a computer).• Do not do any of the following while the card access lamp isblinking. Doing so may prevent the image data from beingsaved and render the internal memory or card unusable.• Open the battery/card compartment cover• Remove the battery• Connect or disconnect the AC adapterGreen lamp of themonitorLit: The focus and exposure are locked.Blinking: The focus is not locked.• Release your finger from the shutter button, re-position the AFtarget mark on the subject and press the shutter buttonhalfway again.Extending the useful life of the batteryFunctions that cannot be selected from menusSelecting the appropriate image quality