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Battery Level
The camera displays battery level as follows:
EN-EL3e, EN-EL4a, and EN-EL4 Batteries
Control panel Viewfi nder Description
L Battery fully charged.
K
Battery partially
discharged.
J
I
HdLow battery.
Ready
spare batteries.
H
(blinks)
d
(blinks)
Battery exhausted.
Shutter release
disabled.
AA Batteries
Control panel Viewfi nder Description
L
Charge remaining.
IdLow batteries.
Ready
spare batteries.
H
(blinks)
d
(blinks)
Batteries exhausted.
Shutter release
disabled.
An option in Group d of
the camera Custom Set-
tings menu can be used
to change the order in
which the batteries are used.
When the camera
is drawing power from the MB-D10, a icon is
displayed in the control panel.
To ensure that the camera
shows the correct battery
level when AA batter-
ies are used, choose the
appropriate option for
[MB-D10 battery type]
in the camera Custom Settings menu (Group d).
If the correct option is not selected, the camera
may fail to function as expected.
Option Battery type
1LR6 (AA alkaline) AA alkaline (LR6)
2HR6 (AA Ni-MH) AA Ni-MH (HR6)
3FR6 (AA lithium) AA Lithium (FR6)
4ZR6 (AA Ni-Mn) AA nickel-manganese
(ZR6)
Remove the batteries when the MB-D10 is not
in use.
Battery Info
Battery information
(including calibration
information for EN-EL4a
and EN-EL4 batteries)
can be viewed from
the camera setup menu
(the camera battery is listed on the left, the
MB-D10 on the right).
Only the battery level
is listed when AA batteries are used.
See the
camera manual for details.
Note: The illustrations on this page are from the
D300.