•A battery that has not been used for a long time, certain types of computers, and connection conditions can cause charging to take more than approximately six hours, which will trigger a timer that terminates charging automatically, even if the battery is not fully charged. If this happens, disconnect and then reconnect the USB cable to restart charging. To complete charging faster, use of the included USB-AC adaptor is recommended.

•If the battery has not been used for a very long time, charging may terminate automatically and the back lamp may start flashing red or go out after only about 30 minutes to 45 minutes. In either case, use of the USB-AC adaptor that comes with the camera is recommended.

•Note that even while the connector is fully inserted, you still will be able to see the metal part of the connector as

shown in the illustration.

Back Lamp Operation

Lamp Status

Description

Back lamp

 

Lit Amber

Charging

 

Lit Red

Charging in progress (Data transfer with

 

computer not supported.)

 

 

 

 

Abnormal ambient temperature, battery

 

Flashing Red/Off

problem, or charging terminated by

 

 

timer (page 172)

 

Lit Green

Charging complete, or charging stopped

 

3.After charging is complete, disconnect the USB cable from the camera and then from the computer.

NOTE

•Charging continues while a camera is connected to a computer’s USB port, even if the camera is turned off. Under this condition, the back lamp operates as described under “Back Lamp Operation” (page 18).

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