GETTING READY

The above values are based a new battery starting from a full charge. Repeated charging shortens battery life.

Battery life is greatly affected by how much you use flash, zoom and other functions, and how long you leave power turned on.

Tips to Make the Battery Last Longer

If you do not need the flash while recording, select (flash off) for the flash mode. See page 46 for more infor- mation.

Enable the Auto Power Off and the Sleep features (page 33) to protect against wasting battery power when you for- get to turn off the camera.

Use the DISP button to turn off the monitor screen.

Low Battery Indicator

The following shows how the battery capacity indicator on the monitor screen changes as battery power is used. If you

continue to use the camera while the battery level is , camera power will automatically turn off. When this happens, charge the battery as soon as possible.

Battery Level

High

 

Low

 

Indicator

Pressing the shutter release button while is displayed immediately shuts off the camera.

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