Preparation
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Battery indication
The battery indication is displayed on the LCD monitor.
[It does not appear when you use the camera with the AC adaptor (optional) connected.]
• The indication turns red and blinks if the remaining battery power is exhausted. (The status
indicator blinks when the LCD monitor turns off.) Recharge the battery or replace it with a fully
charged battery.
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The battery life
Recording conditions by CIPA standard
• CIPA is an abbreviation of [Camera & Imaging Products Association].
• Temperature: 23
o
C/Humidity: 50% when LCD monitor is on.
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• Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card (32 MB).
• Using the supplied battery.
• Starting recording 30 seconds after the camera is turned on. (When the optical image stabilizer
function is set to [AUTO].)
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Recording once every 30 seconds
with full flash every second recording.
• Rotating the zoom lever from Tele to Wide or vice versa in every recording.
• Turning the camera off every 10 recordings and leaving it until the temperature of the battery
decreases.
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The number of recordable pictures decreases in Auto Power LCD mode, Power LCD mode
and High angle mode
(P25)
.
The number of recordable pictures varies depending on the recording interval time.
If the recording interval time becomes longer, the number of recordable pictures
decreases. [e.g. When recording once every 2 minutes, the number of recordable
pictures decreases to about 90
(DMC-FS7/DMC-FS8)/100 (DMC-FS6)
.]
About the Battery
(charging/number of recordable pictures)
Number of recordable
pictures
Approx. 360 pictures
(DMC-FS7/DMC-FS8)
Approx. 400 pictures (DMC-FS6)
By CIPA standard in normal
picture mode
Recording time
Approx. 180 min
(DMC-FS7/DMC-FS8)
Approx. 200 min (DMC-FS6)