Turning the camera on

1. Set the ON/OFF lever to the ON position.

   • When the camera is turned on, the monitor will turn on and display the super control panel.

   

   1. ON/OFF lever
   2. U (LV) button
   3. Viewfinder
   4. Monitor

   Battery level

   The camera displays the level of the battery currently in use. The battery level is shown as percentages.

   

   • The O indicator flashes red when the level reaches 10%.
   • Press the U (LV) button; a confirmation dialog will be displayed.
   • The viewfinder turns on when you put your eye to the viewfinder. When the viewfinder is lit up, the monitor turns off.
   • To turn the camera off, return the lever to the OFF position.

• The Fn lever can be configured to turn the camera on and off using the [Fn Lever/Power Lever] option. g “Configuring [Fn Lever/Power Lever]”

Sleep Mode

If no controls are used for a set period, the camera will automatically enter suspend operation to reduce the drain on the batteries. This is referred to as “sleep mode”.

• When the camera enters sleep mode, the monitor will turn off and operation will be suspended. Pressing the shutter or q button reactivates the camera.
• If no operations are performed for a set period after the camera enters sleep mode, the camera will turn off automatically. The camera can be reactivated by turning it on again.

• The camera may require additional time to recover from sleep mode when [On] (enabled) is selected for [Q Settings] > [Power-off Standby]. g “Wireless Settings for When the Camera Is Off (Power-off Standby)”
• The delay before the camera goes to sleep or turns off automatically can be selected in the menu. g “Setting Sleep (Power Saving) Options (Sleep)”, “Setting Auto Power Off Options (Auto Power Off)”