English 34
Turning the power off
After capturing images
1 Close the lens cover.
h The power turns off.
h The LCD monitor and accessing
indicator turn off.
After playing back images
1 Set the main switch to a setting
other than [ ].
2 Close the lens cover.
h The LCD monitor turns off.
Turning the power on when the power save function is active
In order to save the battery pack power, the power save function will automat-
ically turn off the power after one minute of no use during shooting, or five
minutes of no use during playback (factory-preset setting).
i When the power save function is active, the power is restored after any of
the following operations:
The main switch is moved
The lens cover is closed once, then opened.
The shutter release button, MENU button or SET button is pressed.
i After the power save function has been active for 15 minutes, the power
will turn off completely.
i When the separately sold AC adaptor (model VAR-G7EX for the VPC-
J4EX, model VAR-G7E for the VPC-J4EX [for U.K.] and model VAR-G7U
for the VPC-J4) is connected, the power save function will become active
about 10 minutes after the camera is turned on (factory-preset setting).
i The user can specify the time elapsed before the power save function is
activated (see page 123).
i When the camera is connected to a computer or printer using the dedi-
cated USB interface cable, the power save function is disabled, and the
camera turns off after about 12 hours.
Lens cover
Main switch
LCD monitor