getting started
About the battery life
t #BUUFSZDBQBDJUZEFDSFBTFTPWFSUJNFBOEUISPVHISFQFBUFEVTF*GEFDSFBTFEVTBHFUJNF between charges becomes significant, it is probably time to replace the battery with a new one.
t &BDICBUUFSZTMJGFJTBGGFDUFECZTUPSBHFPQFSBUJOHBOEFOWJSPONFOUBMDPOEJUJPOT
About the running time
t 5JNFTMJTUFEBSFNFBTVSFEXIFOVTJOHUIFDBNDPSEFSBU' $ "TUIFFOWJSPONFOUBM temperature and conditions vary, the actual battery time may differ from the approximate times given in the table.
t 5IFSFDPSEJOHBOEQMBZCBDLUJNFNBZCFTIPSUFSEFQFOEJOHPOUIFDPOEJUJPOTVOEFSXIJDI you use your camcorder. For example, in actual recording, the battery will discharge
t 5IFSFDPSEJOHBOEQMBZCBDLUJNFXJMMCFTIPSUFSXIFOZPVVTFZPVSDBNDPSEFSJOMPX temperatures.
On the battery
t 5IFDIBSHJOH $)( JOEJDBUPSCMJOLTEVSJOHDIBSHJOHPSCBUUFSZ*OGPXJMMOPUCFDPSSFDUMZ displayed under the following conditions:
-The battery is not attached correctly.
-The battery is damaged.
-The battery is
Using an AC power source
We recommend that you use the AC power adaptor to power the camcorder from a household AC outlet when you set function settings, play back, or edit images, or use it indoors. Make the same connections as you do when charging the battery page 17
On the AC power adaptor
t 6TFBOFBSCZXBMMPVUMFUXIFOVTJOHUIF"$QPXFSBEBQUPS%JTDPOOFDUUIF"$QPXFS adaptor from the wall outlet immediately if any malfunction occurs while using your camcorder.
t %POPUVTFUIF"$QPXFSBEBQUPSJOBOBSSPXTQBDFTVDIBTCFUXFFOBXBMMBOEGVSOJUVSF t %POPUTIPSUDJSDVJUUIF%$QMVHPGUIF"$QPXFSBEBQUPSPSCBUUFSZUFSNJOBMTXJUIBOZ
metallic objects. This may cause a malfunction.
t &WFOJGZPVSDBNDPSEFSJTUVSOFEPGG"$QPXFSJTTUJMMTVQQMJFEUPJUXIJMFDPOOFDUFEUPUIF
20
wall outlet via the AC power adaptor.
