66 Getting to know your camera better5This camera uses several lamps to indicate the camera status.• Performing any of the following operations when not actually taking picturescan deplete 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(1243).• Items that cannot be set with the current shooting mode• Items that cannot be set because of an item that has already been set:[%], Flash Mode, etc.• Items that cannot be set because the pictures taken by other camera willbe edited.• Some functions cannot be used when there is no card in the camera.[PANORAMA], [PRINT ORDER], [ALBUM ENTRY], [Q], [P], [REDEYEFIX], [BLACK & WHITE], [SEPIA], [FRAME], [TITLE], [CALENDAR],[LAYOUT], [BRIGHTNESS], [SATURATION], [INDEX], [EDIT], [UNDOENTRY], [SELECT JACKET], [FORMAT], [BACKUP]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 Blinking: 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 lampis blinking. Doing so may prevent the image data frombeing saved and render the internal memory or cardunusable.• Open the battery compartment/card cover• Remove the battery.• Connect or disconnect the AC adapter.Green lamp of the LCDmonitorLit: The focus and exposure are locked.Blinking: The focus and exposure are not locked.• Release your finger from the shutter button, re-positionthe AF target mark on the subject and press the shutterbutton halfway again.Extending the useful life of the batteryFunctions that cannot be selected from menus
