Turning on/off your camera
POWER lamp
POWER button
Press POWER.
The POWER lamp (green) lights up and
the power is on. When you turn on your
camera for the first time, the Clock Set
screen appears (page 21).
Turning off the power
Press POWER again. The POWER lamp
goes out, and the camera turns off.
Auto power-off function
If you do not operate the camera for about
three minutes during shooting or viewing
or when performing Setup, the camera
turns off automatically to prevent wearing
down the battery. The auto power-off
function only operates when the camera is
operating using a battery pack. The auto
power-off function also will not operate in
the following circumstances.
• When viewing movies
• When playing back a slide show
• When a connector is plugged into the
(USB) jack or the A/V OUT (MONO)
jack with the camera connected to the
Cyber-Shot Station
How to use the
control button
To change the current settings of the
camera, bring up the menu or the Setup
screen (page 54), and use the control
button to make the changes.
To set a menu item, press /// on the
control button to select the desired item
and setting and make the setting. To set a
Setup item, press /// on the control
button to select the desired item and
setting, then press to make the setting.
