GETTING ACQUAINTED

●Battery Life Guidelines

The battery life guideline values given below indicate the amount of time at standard temperature (25° C) until power automatically turns off due to battery failure. They do not guarantee that batteries will provide the amount of service indicated. Low temperatures and continued use reduce battery life.

Type of

AA-size Alkaline

AA-size Lithium

AA-size Ni-MH

Operation

Batteries LR6

Batteries FR6

Batteries NP-H3

Continuous

170 minutes

300 minutes

180 minutes

Playback

 

 

 

Continuous

80 minutes

200 minutes

120 minutes

Recording

(480 shots)

(1200 shots)

(720 shots)

 

 

 

 

•The above figures are approximations only.

•The above guidelines are based on the following battery types:

Alkaline: MX1500 (AA) DURACELL ULTRA

Lithium: Energizer

*Battery life varies with brand.

•Figures are based on continuous recording under the fol- lowing conditions.

Flash turned off

One zoom slider switching between T (Telephoto) and W (Wide-angle)

Recording one image per minute under the above conditions reduces battery life to about one sixth of that noted above. Battery life is greatly affected by how much you use flash, zoom and other functions, and how long you leave power turned on.

●Tips for Prolonging Battery Life

•Use the button to turn off the flash when you are not using it.

•You can also use the power save settings (page E-37) to protect against wasting battery power when you forget to turn off the camera.

●Alkaline Battery Life

The actual life of alkaline batteries is affected by a variety of factors, including the battery manufacturer, the amount of time the batteries spend in storage before you use them, temperature while you are recording, and photographic con- ditions. As a rule, we recommend the use of lithium batteries or Ni-MH batteries, which have longer lives than alkaline bat- teries.

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