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GETTING READY
Replacing the Battery
1.
Open the battery cover.
2.
With the camera oriented with its monitor
screen facing upwards as shown in the
illustration, slide the stopper in the direction
indicated by the arrow and hold it there.
•
This
w
ill ca
u
se the
b
attery to come o
u
t part
w
ay.
3.
While still holding the stopper, pull the battery
out the rest of the way.
4.
Load a new battery.
Battery Precautions
■
Precautions during Use
•
Operation pro
v
ided
b
y a
b
attery
u
nder cold conditions is
al
w
ays less than operation
u
nder normal temperat
u
res. This
is d
u
e to the characteristics of the
b
attery, not the camera.
•
Charge the
b
attery in an area
w
here the temperat
u
re is
w
ithin
the range of 5°C to 35°C (41°F to 95°F). Charging o
u
tside this
temperat
u
re range can ca
u
se charging to take longer than
normal or e
v
en ca
u
se charging to fail.
•
If a
b
attery pro
v
ides only
v
ery limited operation follo
w
ing a f
u
ll
charge, it pro
b
a
b
ly means that the
b
attery has reached the
end of its ser
v
ice life. Replace the
b
attery
w
ith a ne
w
one.
Stopper
