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Charging indicator

The colour of the CHG lamp indicates the power or charging state.

• If the battery pack has been fully charged, the charge indicator is green.

• If you are charging the battery, the colour of the charge indicator is orange.

• If an error occurs while the battery pack is charging, the charging indicator blinks green.

• Battery pack charges to 95% if charged for about 1 hour and 40 minutes, and the indicator colour changes to green. It takes about 2 hours for the battery pack to charge to 100%.

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Charging, recording and playback times with a fully charged battery pack (with no zoom operation, LCD open, etc.)

Battery type

 

IA-BP85ST

 

 

 

 

Charging time

 

approx. 100 min

 

 

 

 

Recording format

Continuous recording time

 

Playback time

 

 

 

 

HD

approx. 85 min

 

approx. 120 min

 

 

 

 

SD

approx. 90 min

 

approx. 130 min

 

 

 

 

The time is only for reference. Figures shown above are measured under Samsung’s test environment, and may differ from your actual use.

The recording time shortens dramatically in a cold environment. The continuous recording times in the operating instructions are measured using a fully charged battery pack at 25 °C (77 °F). As the environmental temperature and conditions vary, the remaining battery time may differ from the approximate continuous recording times given

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Samsung VP-HMX20C/CAN, VP-HMX20C/EDC manual Charging indicator, Battery type, Charging time Approx min, Instructions English

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