Sony 16 manual 1Charging the batteries, To check the remaining battery charge

1:Charging the batteries

1Battery

3RELEASE button

2

Prongs

CHG (charge) lamp (red)

This camera is supplied with three identical batteries for the camera, the flash unit and the video-out unit. Fully charge the batteries before using them for the first time.

1Attach the battery to the battery charger (supplied). Two batteries can be attached at one time.

2 Flip out the prongs of the battery charger

and plug the charger into a wall outlet.

The red CHG (charge) lamp lights up

when charging begins and turns off

when charging is complete.

When you attach two batteries to the

charger, charging begins from the left

battery (the rearmost position on the

illustration), then the right battery

charges after charging is complete for

the left battery. If you attach a second

battery while you are already charging a

Battery life and the number of pictures that can be taken/viewed

The chart below shows the approximate number of pictures that can be taken/viewed and the approximate battery life when the camera uses a fully charged battery to take or display STD-quality, S-size (640×480) pictures at a temperature of 77°F. Actual performance may vary depending on the conditions.

	Number of	Battery life:
	pictures (approx.)	min (approx.)
Standard	110	55
shooting*1
Consecutive	840	50
shooting*2
Playback	1200	60

*1 Shooting under the following conditions:

Getting Started

Battery charger

4 BATT LOCK switch BATT LOCK switch

Camera

Flash unit

BatteryBattery

battery, charging continues on the first

battery, then begins on the second.

It takes about 2 hours to charge each

battery.

3Unplug the battery charger when charging is complete. Press the RELEASE button to remove the battery.

4Attach the battery to the camera (or the flash unit or video-out unit) and slide the BATT LOCK (battery lock) switch in the direction of the arrow to lock in the battery.

To remove the battery from the camera or other unit, slide the BATT LOCK switch in the opposite direction of the arrow.

−The pictures are STD-quality, S-size.

−One picture is taken every 30 seconds.

−The camera is turned off after every 10 pictures and turned on again after about 5 seconds.

*2 Shooting under the following conditions:

−The pictures are STD-quality, S-size.

−Pictures are taken every 4 seconds or so.

To check the remaining battery charge

You can check the approximate remaining charge of the battery on the screen. For details, see page 29.

����

Notes

•The battery life and the number of pictures that can be taken/viewed may fall short of the levels listed above if the camera is turned on/off repeatedly or the camera is used at low temperatures.

•The battery supplies power only to the unit to which it is attached.

14

15