Battery remaining indicator (When using the Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries)

As the battery power decreases with use, the battery remaining indicator displays the amount of power remaining using the following symbols.

Battery

Battery remaining

remaining

guidelines

indicator

(A full charge is 100%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sufficient power remaining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery half full

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery low, recording/

 

 

 

 

 

playback will stop soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change the batteries for fully

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

charged ones, or charge these

 

 

 

 

 

batteries. (The warning

 

 

 

 

 

indicator flashes.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the LCD screen is off, press to turn it on.

Based on the conditions under which the camera is being used and the state of the charge, or on the environment, this information may not be correctly indicated.

When the AC Adaptor (not supplied) is being used, the remaining battery information is not displayed.

The Power Save function

When the Power Save function is set to On, you can shoot for a longer period of time. Turn the mode selector to SET UP, and set [Power Save] in Setup 1 to [On]. The factory setting of the camera is set to [On] (page 107).

We recommend that you set [Power Save] to [On] when using alkaline batteries.

When the Power Save function is On

In shooting still images, the focus only focuses when the shutter is pushed down halfway.

While charging the flash, the lamp flashes and the LCD screen is turned off. After the flash is completely charged, the LCD screen turns on.

Battery life and the number of images that can be recorded/ played back

The tables show approximate guidelines for the length of time the camera can be used when you shoot in Normal mode in an environment where the ambient temperature is 25°C (77°F), and the batteries are fully charged. The guidelines for the number of images that can be recorded or played back allow for changing the supplied “Memory Stick” as necessary. Actual results may differ slightly from these, depending on the conditions of use.

Shooting still images

Under the average conditions1)

 

NH-AA-DA (2) (supplied)

Image

LCD

No. of

Battery

size

screen

images

life (min.)

DSC-P72

 

 

 

3.1M

On

Approx. 300

Approx. 150

 

 

 

Off

Approx. 500

Approx. 250

 

 

 

 

 

VGA

On

Approx. 300

Approx. 150

 

 

 

Off

Approx. 500

Approx. 250

 

 

 

 

 

DSC-P32

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.1M

On

Approx. 320

Approx. 160

 

 

 

Off

Approx. 540

Approx. 270

 

 

 

 

 

VGA

On

Approx. 320

Approx. 160

 

 

 

Off

Approx. 540

Approx. 270

 

 

 

 

 

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Sony DSC-P72, DSC-P32 When the Power Save function is On, Shooting still images Under the average conditions1