Recording pictures, Frame your picture, Capturing images – RCA CDS 1000 User Manual
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Auto Power Off
To conserve energy, the camera goes into “sleep” mode automatically if no buttons or
switches are pressed for a certain amount of time. Press the POWER button on the back
of the camera to restore power to full.
Power source inactivity period:
Battery- 2 min.; AC adapter- N/A (will not time out).
Recording Pictures
Since there needs to be pictures taken before the camera will display stored files, let’s
walk through the steps to capture images.
Your camera automatically defaults to recording mode (as indicated by the [S icon on
the rear LCD display) the first time it is turned on. If, for some reason, the camera is not
in record mode, quickly pressing and releasing the [
m
] button near the lower right of the
LCD screen should display the record icon.
Frame Your Picture
Frame the picture with the optical viewfinder using the
marks on the edge to enclose the image you want to take.
The actual picture captured will be slightly larger than
what you see in the optical viewfinder.
Capturing Images
Center the image you want to take in the viewfinder and
press the shutter release button on top of the camera to capture the image
The shutter release button
• Do not block the lens or flash with your fingers.
• Never open the battery chamber cover, disconnect the AC adapter from the camera,
or unplug the adapter from the wall socket while an image is being stored. Doing so
may cause the image to be lost.
Just after the picture is taken, the green light near the optical viewfinder on the back of
the camera blmks while the image is processing. The picture number on the LCD screen
may decrease by one after the picture is stored, depending on camera settings.