Casio QV-30 Power Supply, To load batteries, Battery Handling Precautions, Standard Battery Life, Flash Memory, jury, and negative, soiling of objects nearby

Power Supply				Getting Acquainted
The camera features a two-way power supply that lets you use either				3. Close the battery compartment cover.
batteries (AA-size Alkaline) or household AC current.
To load batteries						A
Be sure that camera power is turned off whenever loading or replac-
ing batteries.
1. Slide the battery compartment lock on the bottom of the
camera in the direction indicated by arrow			1, and swing
open the battery compartment cover as indicated by arrow
2.				• Press down on the battery compartment cover at the point
				marked	A in the above illustration until the cover locks into
				place with a click.
				Battery Handling Precautions
				Incorrect use or handling of batteries can cause them to leak or burst
				and seriously damage your camera. Be sure to note the following
2. Insert four batteries.				important precautions to avoid problems with batteries.
					• Use only LR6 (AM-3) type alkaline
					dry cell batteries with this camera.
					Never mix old batteries with new
					ones. Failure to do so can result in
					bursting or leaking of batteries, creat-
					ing the danger of fire or personal in-
				Caution	jury.
					• Always make sure that the positive		+
					and negative	- ends of the batteries
Be sure to use only AA-size	Alkaline	batteries. Never use			are facing correctly, as noted by the
					markings on the camera itself. Im-
manganese batteries (see precautions on the next page).					proper loading of batteries can result
• Make sure that the positive	+ and negative		- ends of the		in bursting or leaking of batteries, cre-
					ating the danger of personal injury or
batteries are facing correctly.
					soiling of objects nearby.
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		Power Supply	Getting Acquainted
• Remove batteries from the camera if you do not plan to use it for			Low Battery Indicator
	more than two weeks.		A low battery indicator (	) appears on the LCD whenever remain-
• Never recharge batteries, never allow direct connection between			ing battery power drops below a certain level.
	two ends of a battery, and never try to take batteries apart.
• Do not expose batteries to direct heat or dispose of them by burn-
	ing. Doing so can create the danger of explosion.
• Never mix batteries of different types.
•	Dead batteries are susceptible to leakage, which can cause serious
	damage to your camera. Remove batteries from the camera as
	soon as you notice they are dead.
•	The batteries that power this camera normally become warm when		When this indicator appears, replace all four batteries with a fresh set
	they lose power. This does not indicate malfunction.		of new ones. Once the low battery indicator appears, you can expect
Standard Battery Life			only about 10 more minutes of operation before total power failure.
The following shows standard battery life of batteries when the cam-			Flash Memory
era is used without interruption under normal temperatures. Lower			The camera features flash memory for storage of images. Flash
temperatures can cause shortening of the standard battery life.			memory does not require electrical power to store data, so image
	Battery type	: LR6 (AM-3) alkaline dry cell	data is retained in memory even when you turn camera power off. If
	Battery Life	: Approximately 2 hours	batteries go dead, simply load a set of new batteries or connect the
			AC adaptor and you will be able to view images in camera memory.
		Approximately 96 images
		(consecutive recording, one image per minute)

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