■Remaining battery capacity displays When using Panasonic-manufactured batteries compatible with this product, the remaining battery capacity is displayed in minutes.

90min.

Time remaining will be displayed after a brief pause.

• The battery display will change

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as battery capacity decreases. will be displayed in red when less than 3 minutes are

remaining, and will flash when the battery is empty.

• Remaining battery capacity may not be displayed correctly when using in high or low temperatures, or when the battery has not been used for a long period of time. To ensure that remaining battery capacity is displayed correctly, use the battery completely from a fully-charged state, and charge the battery again. (Remaining battery capacity may still not be displayed correctly if the battery has been used for long periods in high or low temperatures, or if the battery has been recharged a large number of times.)

• The remaining battery capacity display is a guideline and may change according to usage conditions.

• The remaining battery capacity display will momentarily disappear when switching between modes, when conducting REC CHECK operations or when changing the LCD brightness since the capacity is recalculated at these times.

• Not displayed when using AC adaptor.

• The maximum time display for the remaining battery capacity is 999 minutes.

• If the remaining battery capacity exceeds 999 minutes, the remaining time is displayed in green. This display does not change until the remaining time reaches 999 minutes or below.

•Keep metal objects (such as necklaces and hairpins) away from the battery. Short-circuiting may occur across the terminals, causing the battery to heat up, and you may seriously burn yourself if you touch the battery in this state.

•The battery becomes hot while it is being used or charged. The camera-recorder itself also becomes hot during use.

•The recordable time reduces if you repeatedly start and stop recording.

•The battery takes longer to charge when it is warm.

•The AC adaptor can interfere with radio reception so keep radios at least 1 meter away from it.

•The AC adaptor may make some noise when you are using it, but this is normal.

•Battery cannot be recharged when the DC cable is connected to the AC adaptor.

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