
Preparation
11
About the Battery
(charging/number of recordable
pictures)
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The battery life
The number of recordable pictures
(By CIPA standard in normal picture
mode [
])
* According to CIPA standard.
Playback time
The number of recordable pictures and
playback time will vary depending on the
operating conditions and storing condition
of the battery.
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Charging
• The [CHARGE] indicator lights when
charging starts.
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The [CHARGE] indicator flashes,
when
• the battery temperature is excessively
high or low, [CHARGE] indicator flashes
and the charging time will be longer than
normal.
• the terminals of the charger or the battery
are dirty. In this case, wipe them with a dry
cloth.
• the operating time of the camera becomes
extremely short even after properly charg-
ing the battery, the life of the battery may
have expired. Buy a new battery.
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Charging conditions
• Charge the battery in a temperature
between 10
Q
C to 35
Q
C (50
Q
F to 95
Q
F).
(The battery temperature should also be
the same.)
• The performance of the battery may tem-
porarily deteriorate and the operating time
may become shorter in low temperature
conditions (e.g. skiing/snowboarding).
Number of
recordable
pictures*
Approx. 280 pictures
(Approx. 140 min)
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 70.]
Playback time
Approx. 300 min
Charging time
Approx. 120 min