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H4D
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Battery status (rechargeable battery only)
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An immediate full-screen information and battery status check appears on the grip dis-
play by holding down the illumination/battery status button. This screen displays:
• the firmware version
• the number of captures taken since the last battery recharge / change.
• a rechargeable-battery status icon that provides a quick visual check as well as a figure estimate in percent.
The information regarding the number of captures taken is intended to help you make an
estimate of the number of possible remaining captures according to your way of work-
ing. For example, if you regularly browse a great deal when shooting or you leave the
camera in ON-mode with no standby, you would naturally expect to drain the battery
sooner than others who don’t. You should soon be able to build up a picture of how you
usually work and can therefore estimate that after X number of captures, you normally
expect to be able to take Y captures before the battery is exhausted (when working in a
similar manner in similar conditions).
The percentage information, however, provides another kind of estimate based more on
the amount of power left in the battery rather than on your normal way of working.
Remember that these are only estimates and that there are a number of factors affecting
remaining battery, ambient temperature for example, as well as general practice.
Power
The camera can be set at two active power modes −
ON
or
Standby
− as well as
OFF
. In
active modes, battery consumption is least in
Standby
mode and most in
ON
mode. The
camera enters
Standby
mode to preserve battery consumption after 10 seconds (De-
fault. Can be changed in Custom Options #1). Both the grip and the digital capture unit
displays are dimmed accordingly.
The digital capture unit becomes inactive after the period set in
POWER DOWN
(Menu >
Settings > User Interface > Power Down).
ON
To activate the camera press the red
ON.OFF
button until you see the start-up H4D logo
appear on the grip display. The logo is automatically followed by the main screen. The
camera is now in
ON
mode.
After a set period of inactivity (programmable in Custom Options) the camera automati-
cally enters
Standby
mode, signalled by the appearance of the H4D logo again.
Standby
In this mode the camera is in a mainly inactive ‘standby’ mode and is ready to be imme-
diately reactivated to the
ON
mode by:
• pressing the shutter release button half way
• pressing the
Stop down
button
• clicking the
ON.OFF
button
• pressing the
Mirror up
button.
In this mode, signalled by the standby H4D logo appearing on the grip display, the de-
mand on the batteries is very low. It is ideal for general use where intervals between
shots exceed a few seconds.
Standby
mode is automatically set from the
ON
mode after 10 seconds (default) of inac-
tive use (programmable in Custom Options #1).
OFF
From the active screen, press (not click !) the red
ON.OFF
button for a half second. All
buttons (except the
ON.OFF
button) remain ineffective, producing virtually no demand
