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Technical Notes—Caring for the Camera
a des ic cant. Do not, how ev er, store the
cam era case in a plas tic bag, as this may
cause the ma te ri al to de te ri o rate. Note
that des ic cant grad u al ly los es its ca pac i ty to
ab sorb mois ture and should be re placed at
reg u lar in ter vals.
• Do not store the camera with naph tha or
camphor moth balls, close to equip ment
that pro duc es strong mag net ic fi elds, or in
areas subject to extremes of tem per a ture,
for ex am ple near a space heater or in a
closed ve hi cle on a hot day.
• To prevent mold or mil dew, take the cam-
era out of storage at least once a month.
Turn the camera on and re lease the shut-
ter a few times before putting the cam era
away again.
• Store the battery in a cool, dry place.
Replace the terminal cover before put ting
the battery away.
Notes on the monitor
• The monitor may contain a few pix
els
that are always lit or that do not light.
This is a char ac ter is tic com mon to all TFT
LCD monitors and does not in
di cate a
mal func tion. Im ag es re cord ed with the
prod uct will not be af fect ed.
• Images in the mon i tor may be dif fi cult to
see in a bright light.
• Do not apply pressure to the monitor; this
could cause dam age or mal func tion. Dust
or lint on the mon
i tor can be re
moved
with a blower. Stains can be re
moved
by rub bing the surface light ly with a soft
cloth or cham ois leath er.
• Should the monitor break, care should be
taken to avoid injury due to bro ken glass
and to pre vent the liq uid crystal from the
monitor touch ing the skin or en ter ing the
eyes or mouth.
Turn the product off before re
mov ing or
disconnecting the power source
Do not unplug the product or re move the
battery while the prod
uct is on, or while
im ag es are being recorded or deleted. Forc-
ibly cut ting pow er to the prod uct in these
cir cum stanc es could re sult in loss of data or
in damage to product memory or internal
circuitry. To pre
vent an ac
ci den tal in
ter -
rup tion of pow er, avoid car ry ing the prod uct
from one lo ca tion to an oth er while the AC
adapter is con nect ed.
Batteries
• Dirt on the battery terminals can prevent
the camera from functioning.
• When you turn the device on, check the
battery-level dis played in the con trol pan el
to de ter mine whether the bat tery needs
to be recharged or replaced. The bat tery
needs to be recharged or replaced when
the battery-level in di ca tor is fl ash ing.
• When tak
ing pho
to graphs on im
por tant
oc ca sions, ready a spare EN-EL3 bat tery
and keep it ful ly charged. De pend ing on
your lo ca tion, you may fi nd it diffi cult to
pur chase re place ment bat ter ies on short
notice.
• On cold days, the capacity of bat
ter ies
tends to de crease. Be sure the battery is
fully charged before tak ing pho to graphs
out side in cold weath
er. Keep a spare
bat tery in a warm place and ex change the
two as nec es sary. Once warmed, a cold
bat tery may re cov er some of its charge.
• Should the bat tery ter mi nals be come dirty,
wipe them off with a clean, dry cloth be-
fore use.
• After removing the battery from the cam-
era, be sure to replace the ter mi nal cov er.
• Used batteries are a valuable resource.
Please recycle used batteries in accord
with local regulations.
