Turning on the power – Canon EOS rebel xs User Manual
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When you turn on the power switch and the date/time setting screen
appears, see page 29 to set the date/time.
<1> : The camera turns on.
<2> : The camera is turned off and
does not operate. Set to this
position when not using the
camera.
Whenever you set the power switch to <1> or <2>, the sensor
cleaning will be executed automatically. During the sensor cleaning,
the LCD monitor will display
cleaning, you can still shoot by pressing the shutter button halfway
(p.37) to stop the sensor cleaning and take a picture.
If you turn on/off the power switch <1>/<2> at a short interval,
the
problem.
To save battery power, the camera turns off automatically after about
30 seconds of non-operation. To turn on the camera again, just
press the shutter button.
You can change the auto power-off time with the menu’s [5 Auto
power off] setting. (p.109)
Turning on the Power
About the Automatic Self-Cleaning Sensor
About Auto Power Off
If you set the power switch to <2> while an image is being recorded to
the card, [Recording ...] will be displayed and the power will turn off after
the card finishes recording the image.