For Your Safety

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you are using a heating pad, take

this indicates that the battery has

• Always keep the battery terminals

 

Power Supply and Battery

 

* Confirm your battery type before read-

 

 

care not to place the battery di-

reached the end of its effective life

clean.

ing the following descriptions.

 

 

rectly against the pad. The camera

and should be replaced.

• Do not store batteries in hot plac-

The following explains proper use of

may not operate if you use a de-

■ Notes on storage

es. Also, if you use the battery for

batteries and how to prolong their

pleted battery in cold conditions.

• If a battery is stored for long periods

a long period, the camera body

■ Charging the Battery

 

and the battery itself will become

life. Incorrect use of batteries can

 

while charged, the performance of

 

warm. This is normal.

cause shorter battery life, as well as

• The battery can be charged at

the battery can be impaired. If the

 

 

leakage, excessive heat, fire or explo-

ambient

temperatures

between

battery will not be used for some

 

 

2

Camera uses AA Alkaline,

sion.

0°C and +40°C (+32°F and +104°F).

time, run the battery out before

 

Rechargeable Ni-MH (nickel-metal

 

 

 

 

Refer to the Owner’s Manual for the

storing it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

hydride) or AA lithium batteries

1

Camera uses the Rechargeable

 

 

time of charging battery.

 

• If you do not intend to use the

 

 

 

 

* For details on the batteries that

 

Lithium-ion Battery

 

• You should charge the battery

camera for a long period of time,

* When shipped, the battery is not

at an ambient temperature be-

remove the battery from the cam-

you can use, refer to the Owner’s

Manual of your camera.

fully charged. Always charge the

tween +10°C and +35°C (+50°F and

era.

 

 

battery before using it.

+95°F). If you charge the battery at

• Store the battery in a cool place.

■ Cautions for Using Battery

* When carrying the battery, install it

a temperature outside this range,

- The battery should be stored in

• Do not heat the batteries or throw

in a digital camera or keep it in the

charging takes longer because the

a dry location with an ambient

them into a fire.

soft case.

performance of the battery is im-

temperature between +15°C and

• Do not carry or store batteries with

■ Battery Features

paired.

 

 

+25°C (+59°F and +77°F).

metal objects such as necklaces or

• You cannot charge the battery at

- Do not leave the battery in hot or

hairpins.

• The battery gradually loses its

charge even when not used. Use

temperatures of 0°C (+32°F) or be-

extremely cold places.

• Do not expose the batteries to wa-

low.

 

 

■ Handling the Battery

ter, and keep batteries from getting

a battery that has been charged

 

 

• The Rechargeable Lithium-ion Bat-

wet or stored in moist locations.

recently (in the last day or two) to

Cautions for Your Safety:

take pictures.

tery does not need to be fully dis-

• Do not carry or store battery with

• Do not attempt to take apart or

• To maximize the life of the battery,

charged or exhausted flat before

metal objects such as necklaces or

change the batteries, including

being charged.

 

battery casings.

turn the camera off as quickly as

 

hairpins.

• The battery may feel warm after it

• Do not subject the batteries to

possible when it is not being used.

• Do not heat the battery or throw it

• The number of available frames will

has been charged or immediately

into a fire.

strong impacts.

after being used. This is perfectly

• Do not use batteries that are leak-

be lower in cold locations or at low

• Do not attempt to take apart or

temperatures. Take along a spare

normal.

 

 

change the battery.

ing, deformed, discolored.

• Do not recharge a fully charged

• Do not store batteries in warm or

fully charged battery. You can also

• Do not recharge the battery with

increase the amount of power pro-

battery.

 

 

chargers other those specified.

humid places.

 

 

 

• Keep the batteries out of reach of

duced by putting the battery in

■ Battery Life

 

• Dispose of used battery promptly.

 

babies and small children.

your pocket or another warm place

At normal

temperatures,

the bat-

• Do not drop the battery or other-

• Make sure that the battery polarity

to heat it and then loading it into

tery can be used at least 300 times.

wise subject it to strong impacts.

(Cand D) is correct.

the camera just before you take a

If the time for which the battery

• Do not expose the battery to wa-

picture.

provides power shortens markedly,

ter.

 

 

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