52 ENGetting to know your camera betterThis 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]/[BACK UP]/[PRINT ORDER]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): A picture is being recorded, the camera is readinga movie, or images are being downloaded (whenconnected 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 adapter.Green lamp of themonitorLit: The focus and exposure are locked.Blinking: 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 menus