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Selecting a Battery

You can set the battery priority to the camera or the battery grip when the optional Battery Grip D-BG3 (p.235) is attached. The default setting is [Auto Select].

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Select [Select battery] in the [R Set-up] menu.

Press the four-way controller

Select battery

(5).

Auto Select

The [Select battery] screen appears.

MENU

Press the four-way controller (5).

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Use the four-way controller (23) to select from [Auto Select], [Body First] and [Grip First].

Auto Select: Priority is given to the battery with the most remaining power.

Body First/Grip First: Priority is given to the selected battery.

Select battery

Auto Select

Body First

Grip First

MENU Cancel

OK OK

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Press the 4 button.

Press the 3 button twice.

The camera is ready to take a picture.

•If batteries are inserted into both the body and grip, the battery levels of both are checked when the power is turned on. Regardless of the [Select Battery] settings, both batteries are slightly used.

•When the currently selected battery runs out as a result of the check, [Battery depleted] appears on the monitor. Turn the camera off and on again, and the camera will switch to the remaining battery.

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Settings Camera