Turning the power on / off (continued), Power save function, Press and hold the button, then turn on the power – Canon PowerShot S30 User Manual

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Basic Functions

Turning the Power On / Off (continued)

• You will hear a startup sound and see the startup image when the power comes

on. (To change the startup sound and image, see below and pages 41 and 139.)

• The startup image does not appear when the LCD monitor is off or the

terminal is connected to a TV.

Turning on the camera without the startup sound and image

Press and hold the button, then turn on the power.

Power Save Function

The camera is equipped with a power save function. If [Auto Power Down] is set to
[Off], the power goes off according to the following conditions.

Shooting Mode:

Powers down approximately three minutes after the last
time a camera control is accessed. The LCD monitor will shut
off approximately three minutes after the last time a camera
control is accessed even if the power save function is turned
off.

Replaying Mode:

Powers down approximately five minutes after the last time
a camera control is accessed.

Printer Connection Mode:

Powers down approximately five minutes after the last time
a camera control is accessed on the camera or something is
printed on the printer.

PC Connection Mode (The power save function always works regardless of the
setting of the camera.):

Displays a warning message on the computer screen
approximately 5 minutes after a control is last accessed. The
camera will power down if no controls are used after 1
additional minute.

• The following are the ways to restore the power.

– If the power save function is activated while the camera is in Shooting mode,

press the shutter button halfway.

– If the power save function is activated while the camera is in Replaying mode,

slide the power/replay lever to the right again.

• Please note that the camera continues to consume a minimal amount of power

even when the power save function shuts it down.

• The power save function is disabled while a slide show plays on the camera (p. 99).
• You can turn off the power save function in the [

(Set up)] menu (p. 138).

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