Checking Battery Status

You can determine whether a battery needs charging by viewing the Battery Status icon on your camera’s Back LCD panel. (If the camera is using the AC adapter, the Battery icon is not displayed.)

1 Insert a battery in the camera (page 3-3).

2 Turn on the camera.

3 Check the Battery Status icon on the Back LCD panel.

 

The icon indicates whether the

Full

battery needs changing.

 

 

The Battery Check function on

1/2 full

the Top LCD panel does not

 

function with this camera.

Low

 

Empty

 

Always check the battery status at the following times:

When loading a new battery

After lengthy storage

If the shutter will not release

In cold weather

Before an important shooting assignment

3

Power

3-5

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Kodak DCS500 manual Checking Battery Status