Other Charging Precautions

•Use the special charger (BC-31L) to charge the special lithium ion battery (NP-40). Never use any other type of charger device. Attempting to use a different charger can result in unexpected accident.

•A battery that is still warm due to normal use may not charge fully. Give the battery time to cool before charging it.

•A battery discharges slightly even when it is not loaded in the camera. Because of this, it is recommended that you charge the battery immediately before you need to use it.

•Charging the camera’s battery may cause interference with TV and radio reception. If this happens, plug the charger into an outlet that is further away from the TV or radio.

•Actual charging time depends on current battery capacity and charging conditions.

To load the battery

1.

Open the battery cover.

1

 

Slide the battery cover slider towards OPEN and

 

 

then open it as indicated by the arrows in the

 

 

illustration.

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2.

Load the battery.

Stopper

 

With the EXILIM logo on the battery facing

 

 

upwards (in the direction of the monitor

 

 

screen), hold the stopper next to the

 

 

battery in the direction indicated by the

 

 

arrow as you slide the battery into the

 

 

camera. Press the battery in until the

Battery

 

stopper secures it in place.

 

3.

Close the battery cover.

2

 

Close the battery cover and then shift the slider

 

 

towards LOCK.

 

 

• For information about how to replace the battery,

1

 

see page 147.

 

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