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GETTING READY
Battery Precautions
■
Precautions during Use
•
Operation pro
v
ided
b
y a
b
attery
u
nder cold conditions is
al
w
ays less than operation
u
nder normal temperat
u
res. This
is d
u
e to the characteristics of the
b
attery, not the camera.
•
Charge the
b
attery in an area
w
here the temperat
u
re is
w
ithin
the range of 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F). Charging o
u
tside
this temperat
u
re range can ca
u
se charging to take longer
than normal or e
v
en ca
u
se charging to fail.
•
If a
b
attery pro
v
ides only
v
ery limited operation follo
w
ing a f
u
ll
charge, it pro
b
a
b
ly means that the
b
attery has reached the
end of its ser
v
ice life. Replace the
b
attery
w
ith a ne
w
one.
■
Storage Precautions
•
Tho
u
gh a rechargea
b
le lithi
u
m ion
b
attery pro
v
ides high
capacity in a compact config
u
ration, long-term storage
w
hile
charged can ca
u
se it to deteriorate.
– If yo
u
do not plan to
u
se a
b
attery for some time, f
u
lly
u
se
u
p its charge
b
efore storing it.
– Al
w
ays remo
v
e the
b
attery from the camera
w
hen yo
u
are
not
u
sing it. Lea
v
ing a
b
attery in the camera can ca
u
se it to
discharge and go dead,
w
hich
w
ill req
u
ire longer charging
w
hen yo
u
need to
u
se the camera.
– Store
b
atteries in a cool, dry place (20°C (6
8
°F) or lo
w
er).
