English 24Turning the power off1 Press the power button.h The power turns off.h The LCD monitor and accessingindicator turn off.h If the lens is extended, itautomatically retracts.Turning the power on when the power save function is activeIn order to save the battery power, the power save function will automaticallyturn off the power after one minute of no use during shooting, or five minutesof no use during playback (factory-preset setting).i When the power save function is active, the power is restored after any ofthe following operations:h Press the power button.h Press the shutter release button.h Press the MENU button.h Press the SET button.i After the power save function has been active for 15 minutes, the powerwill turn off completely.i When the separately sold AC adapter (model VAR-G4AEX for Europe,U.K. and others, and model VAR-G4AU for North America and others) isconnected, the power save function will become active about 10 minutesafter the camera is turned on (factory-preset setting).i The user can specify the time elapsed before the power save function isactivated (see page 91).i When the camera is connected to a computer or printer using thededicated USB interface cable, the power save function is disabled, andthe camera turns off after about 12 hours.Power buttonLCD monitorAccessing indicator
