Sony MVC-CD500 - Manual (Page 15)

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Turning on/off your camera
, Slide the POWER switch in the
direction of the arrow.
The POWER lamp (green) lights up and the
power is on. When you turn on your camera
for the first time, the Clock Set screen
appears (page 16).
Turning off the power
Slide the POWER switch in the direction of
the arrow again. The POWER lamp goes
out, and the camera turns off.
• Do not remove the battery pack or the
AC Adaptor with the lens portion
extended, as this may cause
malfunction.
• If you turn on the power when the mode dial is
set to
, P, S, A, M, SCN or , the lens
portion moves. Do not touch the lens portion
while it is operating.
Auto power-off function
If you do not operate the camera for about
three minutes during shooting or viewing or
when performing SET UP, 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 a connector is plugged into the
(USB) jack or the A/V OUT (MONO)
jack.
POWER
switch
POWER lamp
How to use the
control button
To change the current settings of the
camera, bring up the menu or the SET UP
screen (page 41), and use the control button
to make the changes.
For each item, press v/V/b/B to select the
desired value, then press the center z or
v/V/b/B to make the setting.
WB ISO Mode
Auto
100
200
400
WB Metering Mode ISO Mode
Multi
Center
Spot
WB