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To prevent equipment breakdowns and excessive heating, do not connect the supplied compact power adapter to voltage converters for overseas travels or special power sources such as those on aircraft and ships, DC-AC inverters, etc.

NOTES

The CHG (charge) indicator also serves as a rough estimate of the battery charge status. Continuously on: Battery fully charged. Flashes approx. twice per second: Battery over 50% charged.

Flashes approx. once per second: Battery less than 50% charged.

The charging time will vary depending on the surrounding temperature and the battery pack’s initial charge condition. In cold places, the effective usage time of the battery will decrease.

We recommend that you prepare battery packs 2 to 3 times longer than you think you

might need.

U.S.A. and Canada only: The lithium ion/polymer battery that powers this product is recyclable. Please call

1-800-8-BATTERY for information on how to recycle this battery.

PreparationsCharging, Recording and Playback Times with the BP-208 Battery Pack

The recording and playback times given in following tables are approximate and vary according to the charging, recording or playback conditions.

Battery Pack

 

 

 

BP-208

 

 

 

Recording Mode

 

XP

 

SP

 

LP

Recording Times

Maximum

Typical*

Maximum

Typical*

Maximum

Typical*

Viewfinder

115 min.

 

60 min.

135 min.

 

65 min.

145 min.

 

70 min.

LCD [NORMAL]

110 min.

 

60 min.

125 min.

 

65 min.

140 min.

 

65 min.

LCD [BRIGHT]

105 min.

 

60 min.

120 min.

 

60 min.

130 min.

 

65 min.

Playback Time

140 min.

165 min.

175 min.

Charging Time

 

 

 

160 min.

 

 

 

*Approximate times for recording with repeated operations such as start/stop, zooming, power on/off.