Pentax K20D manual Selecting a Battery, 234, Press the 4button Press the 3button twice

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Selecting a Battery

You can set the battery priority to the camera or the battery grip when a battery grip (p.256) is attached. The default setting is [Auto Select].

1

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

2

Press the four-way controller (5).

The screen for selecting the battery appears.

Select battery

Auto Select

MENU

3

Press the four-way controller (5).

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

Select battery
Auto Select
Body First
Grip First
MENU Cancel	OK OK

10

Camera Settings

4

5

Auto Select	Priority is given to the battery with the most remaining power.
Body First/Grip First	Priority is given to the selected battery.

Press the 4button.

Press the 3button twice.

The camera is ready to take a picture.

•If the battery is 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] setting, 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.

•You can check the battery usage condition on the detailed information display in Capture mode. (p.24)