Preparations

Charging battery

Notes on charging time

Charging time

Approx. 155 min

••The charging time indicated above is the time required for charging in case when the battery is completely used up. The time required for charging differs depending on conditions of battery usage. Charging takes longer in cases when temperatures are either high or low and when the battery has not been used for a long period of time.

●●Always use genuine Panasonic batteries.

●●If you use other batteries, we cannot guarantee the quality of this product. ●●Remove battery from camera after use.

••Keep the battery in a plastic bag, making sure that it is kept away from metallic objects (such as clips) when carrying or storing the battery.

●●To remove the battery, turn the camera off and wait until the LUMIX indicator on the LCD monitor goes off. (Failure to wait may cause the camera to malfunction and may damage the card or recorded data.)

●●The unusable battery should be discarded in accordance with battery recycling laws. Call the RBRC hotline at 1-800-822-8837 for information.

●●You cannot charge the battery of this unit using a USB connection cable.

Remaining battery

When using the camera, the remaining battery capacity is displayed.

Remaining battery

(flashes red)

If the battery mark flashes red, recharge or replace battery. (The power lamp also blinks)

- 18 -

VQT5B76

Page 18
Image 18
Panasonic DMC-FZ70 owner manual Remaining battery