.Battery Life

•The battery lives noted in the User’s Guide are approximate values until power fails, based on use of batteries of recommended brands at temperature 23°C (73°F), and do not guarantee you will be able to achieve operation for the life noted. Actual battery life is greatly affected by the battery brand, battery production date, and ambient temperature.

•Leaving the camera on can run down batteries and cause the low battery warning to appear. Turn off the camera whenever you are not using it.

•Sometimes, the camera may shutdown after the low battery warning appears. If this happens, immediately replace both of the batteries. Leaving low or dead batteries in the camera can lead to battery leakage and data corruption.

•Though you could use alkaline batteries when there are no other types of batteries available, note that the life of alkaline batteries will be very short. Use of rechargeable Ni-MH batteries is recommended.

.Data Error Precautions

Your digital camera is manufactured using precision digital components. Any of the following creates the risk of corruption of data in camera memory and camera malfunction.

–Removing the batteries or memory card while the camera is performing some operation

–Removing the batteries or memory card while the back lamp is flashing green after turning off the camera

–Disconnecting the USB cable while communication is in progress

–Low battery power

*Note that continued use of weak batteries can lead to malfunction of the camera. Replace the batteries with new ones as soon as possible after signs of low power appear

–Other abnormal operations

Any of the above conditions can cause an error message to appear on the monitor screen (page 180). Perform the action indicated by the message that appears.

.Operating Environment

•Operating Temperature: 0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F)

•Operating Humidity: 10 to 85% (non condensation)

•Do not place the camera in any of the following locations.

–In an area exposed to direct sunlight, or large amounts of moisture, dust, or sand

–Near an air conditioner or in other areas subjected to extreme temperature or humidity

–Inside of a motor vehicle on a hot day, or in an area subjected to strong vibration

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