USB Power Supply

You can set whether to supply power when the camera is connected to a computer or other device via a USB cable and which of the two USB terminals to use for power supply.

  1. MENU (Setup) → [USB][USB Power Supply].

    The USB port setting screen will appear.

  2. [USB Power Supply] → desired setting.

Menu item details

Auto:
Supplies power to the camera regardless of which of the two USB terminals is connected to a computer or other device.
When computers or other devices are connected to both USB terminals, power is supplied from the device with the greater power supply.
PORT1:
Power is supplied only from the USB PORT 1 terminal when a computer or other device is connected.
PORT2:
Power is supplied only from the USB PORT 2 terminal when a computer or other device is connected.
Off:
Does not supply power to the camera even when a computer or other device is connected to either of the two USB terminals.


Operations available while supplying power via a USB cable

The following table shows you which operations are available/unavailable while supplying power via a USB cable.

Operation Available / Unavailable
Shooting images Available
Playing back images Available
Wi-Fi/Bluetooth connections Available
Charging a battery pack Unavailable
Turning the camera on without a battery pack inserted Unavailable

Note

  • Insert the battery pack into the product to supply power via USB cable.
  • If you change [USB Power Supply] to a value other than [Off] while the USB cable is connected, power will be supplied according to the setting from the next time you connect the device. If you change the [USB Power Supply] setting to [Off], power supply will stop at that time.
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