Charging the Battery

The battery is not charged at shipment. Charge the battery before use.

Batteries

The camera uses an NP-50 rechargeable battery.

1 Place the battery in the charger.

Insert the battery into the supplied battery charger as shown, making sure that the battery is in the orientation indicated by the FBElabels.

 

Battery

Charging

Arrow

indicator

FBE

 

label

 

Battery charger

FBElabel

 

2 Plug the charger in.

Plug the charger into a power outlet. The charging indicator will light.

CCaution

• Unplug the charger when it is not in use.

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

•Charging times increase at low temperatures.

The Charging Indicator

The charging indicator shows battery charge status as follows:

Charging indicator

Battery status

Action

 

Battery not

Insert

Off

inserted.

the battery.

Battery fully

Remove

 

 

charged.

the battery.

On

Battery charging.

—

 

 

Unplug the

Blinks

Battery fault.

charger and

remove the

 

 

 

 

battery.

 

 

 

3 Charge the battery.

Remove the battery when charging is complete.

Charging time

See specifications of the battery charger (pg. 128).

Steps First

5