Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n manual Conserving Batteries, Situations Using Extra, Battery Power

Powering Your Camera

Checking Battery Status You can determine the charge status of an inserted battery by viewing the Battery icon on the Top Status LCD. When the icon blinks, you need to replace the battery. The shutter locks when the icon blinks.

		Full
		Low
Conserving Batteries		Insufficient
	Your camera has a battery save feature that does the following if you don’t
	touch any digital buttons for a specified period of time:

•Turns off the Image LCD

•Turns off the meter

•Turns off the camera

NOTE: You can change the battery save time for the camera or Image LCD (see page 5-1) or change the meter off time (see page 5-2).

To maximize battery performance, turn the camera off or remove the battery when not in use.

For more information on battery conservation, go to http://www.kodak.com/go/DCS.

Situations Using Extra	•	Use of a telephoto or wide angle fisheye lens and constant auto-focusing
Battery Power	•	Using the on-camera pop-up flash
	• Frequent use of the Image LCD
	•	Cold temperatures

• Frequently turning the camera on and off

• Setting the Meter Off Time Custom Setting (see page 5-2) to Never

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