12
13
Getting
Ready
1
12
LOADING THE BATTERY AND THE xD-Picture Card
4
Close the battery cover.
◆
How to replace the
xD-Picture Card
◆
Push the
xD-Picture Card
into the slot and then
slowly remove your finger. The lock is released and
the
xD-Picture Card
is pushed out.
Checking the battery charge
1
There is ample battery charge.
2
The battery is almost half charged.
3
There is insufficient charge left in the battery.
The battery will soon run out. Have a new
battery ready.
4
The battery is depleted. The display will shortly
go blank and the camera will stop working.
Replace or recharge the battery.
Blinking red
Lit white
Lit white
1
2
4
Lit red
3
Turn the camera on and check the battery level indicator on the LCD monitor.
●
!
Battery with no remaining charge (
V
blinking red) may
cause camera faults such as the camera turning itself off
without retracting the lens. Always load a new or fully
charged battery.
“
Z
”, “
E
” or “
Ã
” appears as a small icon on
the left-hand side of the LCD monitor.
●
!
Depending on the camera mode, the transition from “
Ã
” to
“
V
” may occur more quickly.
●
!
Due to the nature of the battery, the battery level indicator
(
E
,
Ã
or
V
) may appear early when the camera is
used in cold locations. This is normal. Try warming the
battery in your pocket or a similar location before use.
“
V
” appears as a large icon in the center of the
LCD monitor.
N
10
N
10
◆
LCD power save function
◆
When the LCD power save function is active, the LCD monitor darkens to reduce power consumption if
the camera is not used for 10 seconds (
➡
P.79).
Pressing the shutter button down halfway (or pressing any other button) recovers the LCD monitor
brightness.
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