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Charging the Battery
The battery is not charged at shipment. Charge the battery before use.
Batteries
The camera uses an NP-50 rechargeable battery.
1
Place the battery in the charger.
Insert the battery into the supplied battery
charger as shown, making sure that the bat-
tery is in the orientation indicated by the
C
B
D
label.
Battery charger
DFC
label
Battery
DFC
label
Arrow
Charge lamp
3
Cautions
• Unplug the charger when it is not in use.
• Remove dirt from the battery terminals with a
clean, dry cloth. Failure to observe this precau-
tion could prevent the battery from charging.
• Charging times increase at low temperatures.
2
Plug the charger in.
Plug the charger into a power outlet. The
charging indicator will light.
The Charging Indicator
The charging indicator shows battery charge
status as follows:
Charging indicator
Charging indicator Battery status
Battery status
Action
Action
Off
Battery not
inserted.
Insert the
battery.
Battery fully
charged.
Remove the
battery.
On
Battery
charging.
—
Blinks
Battery fault.
Unplug the
charger and
remove the
battery.
3
Charge the battery.
Remove the battery when charging is com-
plete. See page 106 for information on
charging times.