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On the batteries
Batteries you can and cannot use with
your camera
A: supplied
B: supported
C: rechargeable
*
Before using batteries, read the following
precaution for each type of battery.
As for unsupported batteries, operating
performance cannot be ensured if voltage
drops or other problems are caused by the
nature of the battery.
On alkaline batteries (supplied)/Oxy
Nickel Primary Battery (sold separately)
• Alkaline batteries/Oxy Nickel Primary Battery
cannot be charged.
• Alkaline batteries/Oxy Nickel Primary Battery
have a shorter life compared to the Nickel-Metal
Hydride batteries. For this reason, the power
may turn off even though the battery remaining
indicator shows sufficient battery life
remaining.
• Battery performance differs greatly depending
on the manufacturer and the type of battery, and
in some cases the battery life may be extremely
short. This is especially true at low
temperatures, and you may not be able to shoot
at temperatures below 5°C (41°F).
• Do not mix new and old batteries.
• The battery remaining indicator may not display
the correct information when using alkaline
batteries/Oxy Nickel Primary Battery.
• Due to characteristics of alkaline batteries/Oxy
Nickel Primary Battery, there is a large
difference between the available shooting time
and the available playback time. For this reason,
the camera may turn off with the lens portion
extended when you switch the mode switch. In
this case, replace the batteries with new ones.
Using the Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries allows
you to shoot for longer periods of time.
On Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries (sold
separately)
• Do not peel off the external seals or damage the
batteries. Never use batteries from which the
seals have been partially or completely
removed, or batteries that have been split in any
way. These may cause leakage, explosion, or
heat-up of the battery, and personal scald or
injury may be caused. These may cause a
malfunction of the battery charger.
• Do not carry or store the Nickel-Metal Hydride
batteries with metallic objects. Since metallic
objects may short the + and – ends, resulting in
the risk of heating or fire.
• If the poles of the Nickel-Metal Hydride
batteries are dirty, the batteries may not charge
properly. Wipe them with a dry cloth, etc.
• At the time of purchase, or when the Nickel-
Metal Hydride batteries have not been used for a
long time, they may not full charge. This is
typical of this type of battery, and is not a
malfunction. If this happens, repeatedly using
up the batteries fully, and then recharging them
should correct the problem.
• If you recharge Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries
before fully using up the existing charge, the
low battery warning may be displayed sooner
than expected. This is called the “memory
effect.”* If this problem occurs, charging the
batteries only after using up the existing charge
will correct it.
* The “memory effect” - the situation in which
the capacity of the battery is temporarily
lowered.
• To use up the batteries completely, put the
camera in the slideshow mode (page 45) and
leave it that way until the batteries are used up.
• Do not mix new and used batteries.
• Do not expose the battery to water. The battery
is not water-resistant.
Battery type
A
B
C
LR6 (size AA)
alkaline batteries
*
a
a
—
HR 15/51:HR6 (size
AA) Nickel-Metal
Hydride batteries
*
—
a
a
ZR6 (size AA) Oxy
Nickel Primary
Battery
*
—
a
—
Lithium batteries
—
—
—
Manganese batteries
—
—
—
Ni-Cd batteries
—
—
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