5 The CHG (charge) lamp turns off when the battery is fully charged. Disconnect the AC Adaptor from the DC IN jack on your camcorder.

Disconnect the AC Adaptor holding both your camcorder and the DC plug.

To remove the battery pack

Slide the POWER switch to OFF (CHG). Slide the BATT (battery) release lever and remove the battery pack.

BATT (battery) release lever

Recording time

Approximate time (min.) available when you use a fully charged battery pack.

Battery pack

Continuous

Typical

recording

recording

 

time

time*

 

 

 

 

55

25

NP-FP50

60

30

 

60

30

 

 

 

NP-FP60

85

40

90

45

(supplied)

95

45

 

 

 

 

 

125

60

NP-FP70

135

65

 

140

70

 

 

 

 

145

70

NP-FP71

155

75

 

160

80

 

 

 

 

230

115

NP-FP90

250

125

 

255

125

 

 

 

When you remove the battery pack, make sure that none of the respective lamps of the POWER switch (p.22) is on.

When storing the battery pack

Use up the battery pack completely if you do not intend to use it for a long time (p.131).

To use an outside power source

Make the same connections as you do when charging the battery pack. The battery pack will not lose its charge in this case.

Charging time (full charge)

Approximate time (min.) required when you fully charge a fully discharged battery pack.

Battery pack

Charging time

NP-FP50

125

 

 

NP-FP60 (supplied)

135

 

 

NP-FP70

155

 

 

NP-FP71

170

 

 

NP-FP90

220

20

*Typical recording time shows the time when you repeat recording start/stop, turning the power on/ off and zooming.

Times shown vary according to the following conditions.

Top: When the LCD backlight turns on.

Middle: When the LCD backlight turns off.

Bottom: Recording time when recording with the viewfinder while the LCD panel is closed.

Playback time

Approximate time (min.) available when you use a fully charged battery pack.

Battery pack

LCD screen

LCD screen

opened*

closed

 

 

 

 

NP-FP50

90

110

 

 

 

NP-FP60

110

120

(supplied)

 

 

 

 

 

NP-FP70

200

235

 

 

 

NP-FP71

235

280

 

 

 

NP-FP90

345

415

 

 

 

*When the LCD backlight turns on.