Charging the Battery

The battery is not charged at shipment. Charge the battery before use.BatteriesThe camera uses an NP-50 rechargeable battery.1Place the battery in the charger.

Insert the battery into the supplied battery charger as shown, making sure that the bat- tery is in the orientation indicated by the DBClabels.

 

Battery
ChargingArrow
indicator
DBC

 

label

 

Battery chargerDBClabel

 

2 Plug the charger in.Plug the charger into a power outlet. The charging indicator will light.
3CautionsUnplug the charger when it is not in use.

Remove dirt from the battery terminals with a clean, dry cloth. Failure to observe this precau- tion could prevent the battery from charging.

Charging times increase at low temperatures.The Charging IndicatorThe charging indicator shows battery charge status as follows:

Charging indicator

Battery status

Action

 

Battery notInsert
Off

inserted.

the battery.

Battery fully

Remove

 

 

charged.

the battery.

On

Battery charging.

 

 

Unplug the char-
Blinks

Battery fault.

ger and remove

 

 

the battery.

3Charge the battery.Remove the battery when charging is com- plete.
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