"Battery Save" What does "Battery Save" in the camera setup menu do?

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Please save any images to your desktop that you want to keep. Access format function in camera's setup menu and format both SD card and internal camera memory to clear all data. After formatting, perform a sys reset that is also found in the setup menu. If your camera still cannot save images to the SD card after performing format and sys reset, then the card reader/writer is probably broken. Please contact us directly at 808-837-0074 if you have a sales receipt showing date of purchase 1 year or less which would qualify for warranty exchange under our 1 year warranty coverage.
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Press the Home button to bring up the main menu. Touch the Setup function area to enter the setup menu. Touch the down-arrow until you see the "Date" option. Touch the calendar function area to enter the date menu. Touch the left-arrow function area to select On/Off/SetDate, then press Menu/OK to confirm.

Use left/right to select a digit, up/down to change it. Press Menu/OK to confirm and save.

Hi, I've scoured the 3 page manual and come up with this.:-
There is nothing wrong with your camera. The camera has a built-in power saving
feature that turns the camera off after 30 seconds of inactivity (default setting) to
conserve battery power. The auto off time setting can be changed in the set up menu.
Changing the Auto Off Time Setting:
1. Set the camera to Camera Mode.
2. Press the Menu button to display the main menu.
3. Press until the Setup is highlighted.
4. Press to enter the Setup submenu.
5. In the Setup menu, press to highlight “Auto Off Time”.
6. Press to enter “Auto Off Time”. Press to highlight the time you want.
7. Press the OK button to save your selection.
Hope this helps

Save all pictures to your computer.
Turn camera on, press the menu/ok button, select Setup, press ok.
select Frame No., change Frame No. to Renew, press ok.
Leave Setup.
Press the menu/ok button, select Setup, press ok again.
Select Format, press ok / ok until the card is formatted.
Now the counter should start over with 100.0001 again.
Set Frame No. back to Cont. to avoid to many images with the same filename.

If you can, save the pictures on the card to your computer. Use the camera to FORMAT the card. Now you should be able to shoot again. This happens when the camera is saving a pictures and runs out of battery power. It has happened to me several times.

Try rechargable NiMH batteries. They are specifically designed for today's technology, and last much, much longer than traditional batteries. It doesn't matter about the brand -- Energizer, Rayovac, Duracell, generic -- I've found that they all tend to last about the same amount of time in my digital camera. But I only use rechargable ones anymore.

go to your local walmart and but a set of nimh rechargeable batteries and let them charg when done charging install them in to you camra then hit the menu button go to the setup display and scrool down to the battery type and choose Ni-MH this will save you battery life from 5-15 min to 5-6 hrs of life.

This setting helps to conserve battery power by restricting several functions: The back LCD monitor cannot be turned on while in a shooting mode, it will turn on while in the Play mode. Full-Time AF (auto focus) cannot be used and the viewfinder will turn off after the 30 sec. without use.

You can play the images in your camera on a TV or save them to videotape by connecting the camera with the bundled Audio/Video cable. Power up the camera in the PLAYBACK Mode, press the OK/MENU button to open the menu and using the arrow keys toggle up to begin the SLIDESHOW. You can even change the playback format in the MODE MENU. Press the OK/MENU button and using the right arrow key select the MODE MENU. Toggle down to SETUP, toggle right to enter the SETUP MENU and toggle up once to PLAYBACK SETUP. When you toggle right you will be offered four playback options: NORMAL, SLIDE, FADER and ZOOM. When selected you will get the following effects: NORMAL - Each image instantaneously replaces the previous image. SLIDE - The images are sequenced by sliding from right to left. FADER - The images are sequenced via a lap dissolve. ZOOM - The images are sequenced by zooming in to black and zooming out from black.

The camera can be set to retain all your camera settings each time the camera is turned off and on. Press the OK/MENU button. Then press the right arrow to access the Mode Menu. Press the down arrow to highlight the SETUP menu. Press the right arrow to highlight ALL RESET, and then press the right arrow again to highlight ON. Press the OK/MENU to save this setting and return to the Mode Menu. The camera will now retain any settings such as Quality each time you turn off the camera.