Appendix A

Battery performance

The following table shows how Alkaline, Photo Lithium, and rechargeable NiMH batteries perform in different types of use scenarios:

Type of Use

Most economical if you take more than 30 pictures per month

Most economical if you take fewer than 30 pictures per month

Heavy use of flash, frequent pictures

Heavy use of video

Heavy use of Live View

Overall battery life

Low temperature/winter use

Infrequent use (without dock)

Infrequent use (with dock)

Want to recharge battery

Alkaline

Photo

 

Lithium

 

 

Poor

Fair

 

 

Fair

Good

 

 

Poor

Good

 

 

Poor

Good

 

 

Poor

Good

 

 

Poor

Good

 

 

Poor

Good

 

 

Fair

Good

 

 

Fair

Good

 

 

No

No

 

 

NiMH

Good

Fair

Good

Good

Good

Fair

Fair

Fair

Good

Good

Recharging NiMH batteries

You can recharge NiMH batteries in the camera when the camera is connected to an optional HP AC power adapter. You can also charge the batteries in an optional HP Photosmart dock that has a battery bay or with an optional quick recharger.

The following table shows the average recharge time for a fully discharged battery, based on recharge location.

Charge location

In camera with the HP AC power adapter connected

In camera connected to the HP AC power adapter through an HP Photosmart dock

Average charge time

12–15 hours

12–15 hours

Signals

Charging: Camera's Battery Charging light blinks and the animated battery icon is displayed.

Charging complete: Camera's Battery Charging light turns on solid and the battery gauge changes

to on the Image Display.

Charging: Dock's camera battery charging light blinks.

Charging complete: Dock's camera battery charging light turns on solid.

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HP M525, M425 manual Battery performance, Recharging NiMH batteries