15
Install Batteries and Check Battery Power
BASIC OPERATION
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Use two CR123A or DL123A-
type lithium batteries with this
camera. (Other batteries cannot
be used.)
1
1.1
Turn off the main switch and open the battery
chamber cover.
1.2
• Incorrect positioning of + and - poles may cause damage to the
camera.
Insert batteries with the “+” and “-” ends
positioned as marked inside the battery chamber
cover, then firmly close the battery chamber cover.
1.3
Turn on the main switch and confirm battery power
with the I indication.
• Shutter speed and aperture indications in the LCD panel and viewfinder
automatically turn off 5 sec. after turning the main switch on and camera
is left unused.
• Battery power
I appears: Sufficient battery power.
O appears: Batteries are nearing exhaustion. Have a fresh set ready.
O blinks: Batteries are exhausted. Replace batteries. (No indication
appears in the viewfinder and shutter locks.)
i Keep the batteries out of children’s reach. If swallowed, contact a
doctor immediately. (For “Notes on Batteries”, see page 69.)
i When replacing batteries, be sure to turn the main switch off and
replace both batteries at the same time. Always use fresh batteries of
the same brand.
i We recommend that you take spare batteries with you, especially when
traveling, since the batteries used may be difficult to obtain in some
areas.
y Check points
• Lightly pressing the shutter release button reactivates the exposure meter
and shutter speed and aperture indications in the LCD panel and
viewfinder. The indications automatically turn off 5 sec. after you remove
your finger from the shutter release button.
1.4
Lightly press the shutter release button to activate
the exposure meter.
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