Appendix A
Battery performance
The following table shows how Alkaline, Photo Lithium, and rechargeable NiMH batteries perform in different types of use scenarios:
Type of Use
Most economical if you take more than 30 pictures per month
Most economical if you take fewer than 30 pictures per month
Heavy use of flash, frequent pictures
Heavy use of video
Heavy use of Live View
Overall battery life
Low temperature/winter use
Infrequent use (without dock)
Infrequent use (with dock)
Want to recharge battery
Alkaline | Photo |
| Lithium |
|
|
Poor | Fair |
|
|
Fair | Good |
|
|
Poor | Good |
|
|
Poor | Good |
|
|
Poor | Good |
|
|
Poor | Good |
|
|
Poor | Good |
|
|
Fair | Good |
|
|
Fair | Good |
|
|
No | No |
|
|
NiMH
Good
Fair
Good
Good
Good
Fair
Fair
Fair
Good
Good
Recharging NiMH batteries
The first several times you recharge NiMH batteries, they may not provide the number of shots per charge that you expect. Their performance will improve after the batteries have been charged, then discharged completely four or five times. You can use the camera normally to discharge the batteries during this conditioning period.
You can recharge NiMH batteries in the camera when the camera is connected to an optional HP AC power adapter. You can also charge the batteries in an optional HP Photosmart dock that has a battery bay or with an optional quick recharger.
The following table shows the average recharge time for a fully discharged battery, based on recharge location.
Charge location
In camera with the HP AC power adapter connected
In camera connected to the HP AC power adapter through an HP Photosmart dock
Average charge time
Signals
Charging: Camera's Battery Charging light blinks and the animated battery icon is displayed.
Charging complete: Camera's Battery Charging light turns on solid and the battery gauge changes
to 
on the Image Display.
Charging: Dock's camera battery charging light blinks.
Charging complete: Dock's camera battery charging light turns on solid.
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