Tips for using the battery pack

Notes on the “InfoLITHIUM” Battery Pack

What is the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack

The “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack is a lithium battery pack which can exchange data with compatible video equipment about its battery consumption.

Sony recommends that you use the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack with video equipment

having the

mark.

 

When you use this battery pack with video equipment having the

mark, the

video equipment will indicate the remaining battery time in minutes.*

 

*The indication may not be accurate depending on the condition and environment which the equipment is used under.

How the battery consumption is displayed

The power consumption of the camcorder changes depending on its use, such as whether the LCD is used or not, how the autofocusing is working on or not.

While checking the condition of the camcorder, the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack measures the battery consumption and calculates the remaining battery power. If the condition changes drastically, the remaining battery indication may suddenly decrease or increase by more than 2 minutes.

Even if 5 to 10 minutes is indicated as the battery remaining time on the LCD or viewfinder, the iindicator may also flash under some conditions.

To obtain more accurate remaining battery indication

Set the camcorder to recording standby mode and point towards a stationary object. Do not move the camcorder for 30 seconds or more.

•If the indication seems incorrect, use up the battery and then recharge it fully (Full charge1)). Note that if you have used the battery in a hot or cold environment for long time, or you have repeated charging many times, the battery may not be able to show the correct time even after being fully charged.

•After you have used the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack with an equipment not having the mark, make sure that you use up the battery on the equipment having the mark and then recharge fully.

Why the remaining battery indication does not match the continuous recording time in the operating instruction

The recording time is affected by the environmental temperature and conditions. The recording time becomes very short in a cold environment. The continuous recording time in the operating instruction is measured under the condition of using a fully charged (or normal charged2)) battery pack in 25 °C (77 °F). As the environmental temperature and condition are different when you actually use the camcorder, the remaining battery time is not same as the continuous recording time in the operating instruction.

1)Full charge: Charging for about 1 hour after the charge lamp of the AC power adaptor goes off.

2)Normal charge: Charging just until the charge lamp of the AC power adaptor goes off.

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