The camera uses two AA batteries, preferably lithium-iron disulfide. These are typically called Photo Lithium batteries.

To extend battery life:

zUse the Optical Viewfinder to take pictures rather than Live View.

zUse either an HP AC adapter or HP camera dock when unloading pictures to your computer or connecting to a printer or TV.

zTurn the Display off during a pause in picture taking by pressing the Display button.

zUse Auto Flash rather than Flash On (fill flash), unless needed.

zAvoid zooming in and out unnecessarily.

Recharging batteries

Your camera can charge rechargeable batteries in the camera. To recharge Ni-MH or Ni-Cd batteries, use either the optional HP AC adapter or the optional HP Photosmart camera dock 8881.

1Turn the camera off (the camera charges only during the Sleep state or while it is off).

2Plug in the HP AC adapter or place the camera in the HP camera dock.

3The Power/Memory light blinks a slow green light while the batteries charge. When the batteries are fully charged, the light is off.

NOTE Battery charging is slow (trickle charging) and can take 15 hours to charge fully.

2-Taking pictures

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