Appendix A
Battery performance
The following table shows how Alkaline, Photo Lithium, and rechargeable NiMH batteries perform in different types of use scenarios:
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Most economical if you take more than 30 pictures per | Poor | Fair | Good |
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Most economical if you take fewer than 30 pictures per | Fair | Good | Fair |
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Heavy use of flash, frequent pictures | Poor | Good | Good |
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Heavy use of video | Poor | Good | Good |
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Heavy use of Live View | Poor | Good | Good |
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Overall battery life | Poor | Good | Fair |
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Low temperature/winter use | Poor | Good | Fair |
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Infrequent use (without dock) | Fair | Good | Fair |
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Infrequent use (with dock) | Fair | Good | Good |
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Want to recharge battery | No | No | Good |
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Recharging NiMH batteries
The first several times you recharge NiMH batteries, they may not provide the number of shots per charge that you expect. Their performance will improve after the batteries have been charged, then discharged completely four or five times. You can use the camera normally to discharge the batteries during this conditioning period.
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 | Average | Signals |
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In camera with the HP AC | Charging: Camera's Battery Charging light blinks | |||
power adapter connected |
| and the animated battery icon is displayed. | ||
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| Charging complete: Camera's Battery Charging | ||
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| light turns on solid and the battery gauge changes | ||
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In camera connected to the | Charging: Dock's camera battery charging light | |||
HP AC power adapter |
| blinks. |
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| Charging complete: Dock's camera battery | ||
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| charging light turns on solid. | |||
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