Checking Battery Status

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

ISO

SLOW

 

REAR

BKT

CUSTOM

AUTO

 

 

Full

 

Low

 

Insufficient

 

Empty

1Insert a battery if there is not one in the camera. Refer to “Inserting/Removing Batteries” on page 3-3.

2Turn on the camera.

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

The icon indicates whether the battery needs changing.

If the icon indicates that the battery is empty, the camera will not capture images.

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 assignment

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Kodak DCS600 manual Checking Battery Status, Icon indicates whether the battery needs changing