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Turning on the power, Automatic sensor cleaning, Auto power off – Canon EOS Rebel SL3 DSLR Camera with 18-55mm Lens (Black) User Manual

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Turning on the Power

If you turn on the power switch and the date/time/zone setting screen

appears, see page 43 to set the date/time/zone.

<

k

> : The camera turns on. You can shoot

movies (

=

218).

<

1

> : The camera turns on. You can shoot

still photos.

<

2

> : The camera is turned off and does

not function. Set the power switch

to this position when not using the

camera.

Automatic Sensor Cleaning

z

Whenever you set the power switch to <

1

> or <

2

>, sensor

cleaning will be performed automatically. (A small sound may be heard.)

During the sensor cleaning, the LCD monitor will display <

f

>.

z

Even during the sensor cleaning, if you press the shutter button halfway

(

=

50), cleaning operation will be stopped, and you can take a

picture immediately.

z

If you repeatedly turn the power switch <

1

> and <

2

> at a short

interval, the <

f

> icon may not be displayed. This is normal and not a

malfunction.

Auto Power Off

To save battery power, if the camera is not operated for a prolonged period,

the power will turn off automatically after the time set under

[

5

: Auto

power off]

(

=

261). To turn on the camera again, just press the shutter

button halfway (

=

50).

z

If you set the power switch to <

2

> while an image is being recorded to

the card,

[Saving...]

will be displayed and the power will turn off after the

recording finishes.