Preparation
About the Battery
(charging/number of recordable
pictures)
∫Battery indication
The remaining battery power appears on the screen.
•The battery 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.
(This does not appear when using the AC adaptor.)
∫The battery life
The number of recordable pictures when using the Viewfinder
(By CIPA standard in program AE mode)
Number of | Approx. 450 pictures |
recordable pictures | (Approx. 225 min) |
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Recording conditions by CIPA standard
•Temperature: 23 °C (73.4 °F)/
Humidity: 50% when LCD monitor is on.
•Using Panasonic’s SD Memory Card¢ (128 MB; optional).
•Using the supplied battery.
•Using the supplied lens.
•Starting recording 30 seconds after the camera is turned on. (When the optical image stabilizer function is set to [MODE1])
•Recording once every 30 seconds with full flash every second recording.
•Turn the camera off every 10 recordings.
•CIPA is an abbreviation of “Camera & Imaging Products Association”.
¢The card is optional.
The number of recordable pictures varies depending on the recording interval time. If the recording interval time becomes longer, the number of recordable pictures decreases.
[e.g. When recording once every
2 minutes, the number of recordable pictures decreases to about 110.]
The number of recordable pictures when using the LCD monitor (Live View) (The conditions are the same as the CIPA standard.)
Number of | Approx. 300 pictures |
recordable pictures | (Approx. 150 min) |
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Playback time
Playback time Approx. 420 min
The number of recordable pictures and the playback time will vary depending on the operating conditions of the unit and the storing conditions of the battery.
∫Charging
Charging time Approx. 130 min
The charging time and the number of recordable pictures with the optional battery pack
•The [CHARGE] indicator lights when charging starts.
∫When the [CHARGE] indicator flashes
• The battery is over discharged (discharged excessively). In a while, the [CHARGE] indicator will light up and normal charging will start.
• When the battery temperature is excessively high or low, the charging time will be longer than normal.
• When the operating time of the camera becomes extremely short even after properly charging the battery, the life of the battery may have expired. Buy a new battery.
∫Charging conditions
•Charge the battery in a temperature between 10 oC to 35 oC. (50 oF to 95 oF). (The battery temperature should also be the same.)
•The performance of the battery may temporarily deteriorate and the operating time may become shorter in low temperature conditions (e.g. skiing/ snowboarding).
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