Preparation
12
VQT0V86
Charging the Battery
with the Charger
The battery is not charged when the
camera is shipped. Charge the battery
before use.
1Attach the battery with attention
to the direction of the battery.
2Connect the charger to the
electrical outlet.
•Charging star ts when the [CHARGE]
indicator A lights green.
•Charging is complete when the
[CHARGE] indicator A turns off (after
about 130 minutes).
3Detach the battery after charging
is complete.
•After charging is completed, be sure to
disconnect the charger from the electrical
outlet.
•The battery becomes war m after using it
and during and after charging. The
camera also becomes warm during use.
This is not a malfunction.
• The battery will be exhausted if left for a long
period of time after being charged.
Recharge the battery when it is exhausted.
•Use the de dicated charger and battery.
•Charge the ba ttery with the charger
indoors.
•Do not disassemble or modify the
charger.
About the Battery
(charging/number of recordable
pictures)
∫Battery indication
The remaining battery power appears on
the screen. [It does not appear when you
use the camera with the AC adaptor
(DMW-AC5; optional) connected .]
•The batter y indication turns red and
blinks. (The status indicator blinks when
the LCD monitor turns off.) Recharge the
battery or replace it with fully charged
battery.
∫The battery life
The number of recordable pictures (By
CIPA standard in normal picture mode)
Recording conditions by CIPA standard
•Temperature: 23 °C (73.4 °F)/
Humidity: 50% when LCD monitor is on.¢
•Using the supplied S D Memory Card
(16 MB).
•Using the supplied batter y.
• Starting recording 30 seconds after the
camera is turned on. (When the optical
image stabilizer function is set to [MODE1].)
Number of
recordable pictures
Approx. 320 pictures
(Approx. 160 min)
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