Sony DSC-L1 User Manual

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Getting started
Turning on/off your camera
POWER
POWER lamp
POWER button
 Press POWER.
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 18).
Turning off the power
Press POWER again. The POWER lamp 
goes out, and the camera turns off.
• 
Do not leave the camera with the lens 
portion extended for a long period of 
time with the battery pack or the AC 
Adaptor removed, as this may cause 
malfunction.
•  If you turn on the power when the mode switch 
is set to 
 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 Setup, 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 playing back a slide show
•  When connecting USB cable
How to use the 
control button
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Camera 1
AF Mode:
Digital Zoom:
Date/Time:
Red Eye Reduction:
AF Illuminator:
Auto Review:
Single
Smart
Off
Off
Auto
Off
SELECT
MENU
Cancel
OK
Setup 2
File Number:
USB Connect:
Clock Set:
To change the current settings of the 
camera, bring up the menu or the Setup 
screen (page 47), and use the control 
button to make the changes. 
To set a menu item, press 
/// on the 
control button to select the desired item 
and setting and make the setting. To set a 
Setup item, press 
/// on the control 
button to select the desired item and 
setting, then press 
 to make the setting.