Sony DSC-M1 - Manual (Page 19)

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Turning on/off your
camera
There are two methods to turn on the
camera.
Turning on the power by opening the
LCD panel
Rotate the LCD panel in the direction of the
arrow as illustrated.
The recording mode lamp (green) lights up
and the power is on.
• When you rotate the LCD panel fast, the power
may not be turned on. In a case like this, rotate
it slowly again.
Turning off the power
Close the LCD panel. The camera turns off.
• In PLAY mode, if you close the LCD panel
with the LCD screen facing up, the camera does
not turn off.
Recording
mode lamp
Turning on the power by pressing
POWER.
The recording mode lamp (green) lights up
and the power is on.
• When the LCD screen is facing up with the
LCD panel closed, turning on the power turns
the camera to PLAY mode.
Turning off the power
Press POWER again. The camera turn off.
• When you turn on your camera for the first
time, the Clock Set screen appears (page 21).
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
(STEREO) jack with the camera
connected to the Cyber-shot Station
POWER
Recording
mode lamp