Power Supply

The camera features a two-way power supply that lets you use either batteries (AA-size Alkaline or Lithium) or household AC current.

To load batteries

Be sure that camera power is turned off whenever loading or replacing batteries.

1. Slide the battery compartment cover in the direction indicated by the arrow in the illustration.

While pressing the stopper, slide the case in the direction indicated by the arrow.

2. Insert three batteries.

– +

Be sure to use
Alkaline or
Lithium batteries. Never use

manganese batteries (see precautions on the next page).

 

 

 

 

• Make sure that the positive

+ and negative
- ends of the

batteries are facing correctly.

 

 

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Power Supply

•Remove batteries from the camera if you do not plan to use it for more than two weeks.

•Never recharge batteries, never allow direct connection between 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
they lose power. This does not indicate malfunction.
Standard Battery Life
The battery life reference 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 represent a guarantee that bat-

teries will perform for any amount of time. Actual battery life depends on the battery brand, when the battery was manufactured, and ambi-

ent temperature where the battery is being used.

 

 

LCD ON*
LCD OFF*

REC

LR6(AM3)AA-size

400

1,600

(one image per

alkaline batteries

images

images

10 seconds)

 

 

 

FR6 AA-size

800

2,200

 

 

lithium batteries

images

images

 

 

 

 

PLAY

LR6(AM3)AA-size

70

270

(Auto Play)

alkaline batteries

minutes

minutes

 

 

 

 

 

FR6 AA-size

150

440

 

lithium batteries

minutes

minutes

 

 

 

 

* Values in these columns are approximations intended for reference only.

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Getting Acquainted

3. Close the battery compartment cover.
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 important precautions to avoid problems with batteries.

 

• Use only LR6 (AM-3) type alkaline or

 

FR6 type lithium dry cell batteries

 

with this camera. Never mix old bat-

 

teries with new ones. Failure to do so

 

can result in bursting or leaking of

 

batteries, creating the danger of fire

 

or personal injury.

Caution

• Always make sure that the positive

 

[+] and negative [–] ends of the bat-

 

teries are facing correctly, as noted

 

by the markings on the camera itself.

 

Improper loading of batteries can re-

 

sult in bursting or leaking of batteries,

 

creating the danger of personal injury

 

or soiling of objects nearby.

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Getting Acquainted

Low Battery Indicator
A low battery indicator (

 

)

appears on the LCD and the operation

indicator flashes orange whenever remaining

battery power drops
below a certain level.

 

 

 

The above indications mean that the camera will soon turn off automatically if you continue using it. Replace all three camera batteries with new ones as soon as possible.

Flash Memory

The camera features flash memory for storage of images. Flash memory does not require electrical power to store data, so image data is retained in memory even when you turn camera power off. If 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.

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