d11: Battery Order

Choose whether the battery in the camera or the batteries in the battery pack are used first when an optional MB-D10 battery pack is attached.

Option

Description

5Use MB-D10 batteries The camera battery is used only when the

first (default)batteries in the MB-D10 are exhausted.

6Use camera battery The batteries in the MB-D10 are used only

firstwhen the camera battery is exhausted.

A Xicon is displayed in the camera control panel when the batteries in the MB-D10 are in use.

AThe MB-D10 Battery Pack

The MB-D10 takes one EN-EL3e, EN-EL4a, or EN-EL4 rechargeable Li-ion battery or eight AA alkaline, Ni-MH, lithium, or nickel manganese batteries (an EN-EL3e is supplied with the camera; EN-EL4a, EN-EL4, and AA batteries are available separately). Higher frame rates are available with EN-EL4a, EN-EL4, and AA batteries (pg. 77); note, however, that in the case of AA batteries the frame rate will decrease as battery level drops.

The shooting information display shows the type of battery inserted in the MB-D10 as follows:

MB-D10 battery type display

Battery type

 

u

EN-EL3e rechargeable Li-ion battery

 

v

EN-EL4a or EN-EL4 rechargeable Li-ion battery

U

w

AA batteries

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D300BODY, 920162, D300OUTFIT specifications

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