L16
User Guide
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L16 Overview
Power on, power off, sleep, wake
Turn on your Light L16. Press and hold the power button until the Light logo appears on your
screen. The camera interface will appear shortly after.
Turn off your Light L16. Press and hold the power button until the Power off option appears
on your screen. Tap it to power off.
Sleep the Light L16 display. Tap the power button once to put Light L16 to sleep. (The
display screen will turn black.)
Note: By default, the display will sleep automatically after 2 minutes of inactivity. You can
adjust this in device settings.
Wake to your last activity. Tap the power button once to wake up your Light L16 and resume
your previous activity.
Double-click or swipe to camera mode. If the Light L16 wakes to the lock screen, double-
click the shutter button or press and swipe up from the camera icon to open the camera mode.
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Charging and battery life
Charge your Light L16. Plug the small end of the included USB-C cable into the USB-C port
on the bottom of your Light L16. Next, plug the opposite end of the cable into the included
power adapter, then plug the adapter into a power outlet.
When your camera begins charging, a charging symbol
appears on the screen and the
blue light around the shutter button begins to pulse.
The Light official quick-charger. In the box with your Light L16 is a Light official USB 3.0
Quick Charge adapter. Charging with the Light official adapter ensures a proper and speedy
charge.
Charging statuses. There are three ways the Light L16 can charge:
“Charging Rapidly” appears when using the Light official USB 3.0 Quick Charge
adapter. Charging with this method produces a full charge in around 90 minutes of time.
“Charging” appears when using a charger that does not support 3.0 Quick Charge.
“Charging Slowly” appears when charging with devices that have restricted power
output. For example, you might see this while connected to your computer.
Note: Power delivery methods from other vendors may not produce desired charging results.
It’s recommended that you always use the provided Light official 3.0 Quick Charge adapter. If
you lose the Light official adapter, contact us
and we’ll help you out!
Turn on or off the battery indicator (device status
). Open the Toolbar , then tap the
gear icon
to open the camera settings menu. Tap the switch next to “device status” to
toggle on or off the battery percentage indicator. Along with battery percentage, toggling
device status on will also show your total images remaining.
Check remaining power. If you do not wish to turn on the battery indicator, swipe down from
the top of the touchscreen to open the Control Center. In the top right corner of the Control
Center, you see a battery icon and percentage remaining.
Preserving battery power.
When not shooting, it’s best to keep your Light L16 screen off.
If you know you won’t be using your Light L16 for an extended period of time, fully power
down the camera before storing it in your case.
Even if you're not using them, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth can consume power. You can turn
both off from the Control Center by swiping down twice from the top of the touchscreen.
Pro Tip: For information on Light L16’s lithium-ion battery, read Care for your Light L16's
lithium-Ion battery.
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Low battery notification. When battery power drops below 10%, your Light L16 will alert you
with a low battery notification.
Note: Camera functionality requires a minimum power level of 10% in order to move mirrors
and focus lenses properly. Below 10% power, other features such as the gallery and sharing
are still available.
Home screen
The Light L16 is built on Android with the Light camera running as an app. Aside from the
Light Camera app and the Light Gallery app, the Light L16 has several other pre-installed
apps.
Access Android controls. Swipe down from the top of the touchscreen to reveal the Android
controls on the right.
Square: Tap the square icon to show your open apps. Swipe up or down to rotate
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