Charging and Inserting the Battery

The supplied EN-EL3e battery is not charged at shipment. Charge the battery using the supplied MH-18a battery charger as described below.

1Charge the battery.

1.1Remove the terminal cover from the battery.

1.2 Connect the power cord to the charger and plug it in.

1.3Place the battery in the charger. The CHARGE lamp will blink

as the battery charges. About two and a quarter hours are required for an exhausted battery to fully charge.

1.4Charging is complete when the CHARGE lamp stops blink-

ing. Remove the battery from the charger and unplug the charger.

EN-EL3e Rechargeable Li-ion Batteries

The EN-EL3e shares information with compatible devices. The camera uses this information to display the battery charge state in six levels in the control panel and to show the battery charge state, remaining battery life, and number of pictures taken since the battery was last charged in the setup menu Battery Info display (107).

12 Introduction: First Steps