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Preparation
About the Battery
(charging/number of recordable pictures)
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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.]
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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
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CIPA is an abbreviation of [Camera & Imaging Products Association].
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Temperature: 23
o
C/Humidity: 50% when LCD monitor is on.
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Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card (16 MB).
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Using the supplied battery.
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Starting recording 30 seconds after the camera is turned on. (When the optical image stabilizer
function is set to [MODE2].)
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Recording once every 30 seconds
with full flash every second recording.
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Rotating the zoom lever from Tele to Wide or vice versa in every recording.
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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
(P30)
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Number of recordable
pictures
Approx. 280 pictures (Approx. 140 min)
(By CIPA standard in programme AE mode)