Effective use of the battery pack
•Battery performance decreases in low- temperature surroundings. So, the time that the battery pack can be used is shorter in cold places. We recommend the following to ensure longer battery pack use:
–Put the battery pack in a pocket close to your body to warm it up, and insert it in your camera immediately before you start shooting.
•Frequently operating the zoom or flash wears out the battery charge faster.
•We recommend having spare battery packs handy for two or three times the expected shooting time, and making trial shots before taking the actual shots.
•Do not expose the battery pack to water. The battery pack is not
Remaining battery time indicator
The power may go off although the battery remaining indicator shows there is enough power to operate. Use the battery pack up and charge the battery pack fully again so that the indication on the battery remaining indicator is correct. Note, however, that the correct battery indication sometimes will not be restored if the camera is used in high temperatures for a long time or left in a fully charged state, or the battery pack is frequently used.
How to store the battery pack
•Even if the battery pack will not be used for a long time, fully charge it and use it up once per year. Remove the battery pack from your camera, then store it in a dry, cool place. This is to maintain the battery pack’s functions.
•To use the battery pack up on your camera, leave the POWER button to on in slide show playback mode (page 60) until the power goes off.
Battery life
•The battery life is limited. Battery capacity decreases little by little as you use it more and more, and as time passes. When the battery operating time is shortened considerably, a probable cause is that the battery pack has reached the end of its life. Buy a new battery pack.
•The battery life varies according to how it is stored and the operating conditions and environment for each battery pack.
Specifications
xCamera [System]
Image device
9.04mm (1/1.8 type) color CCD Primary color filter
6.67mm (1/2.7 type) color CCD Primary color filter
Total pixels number of camera
Approx. 5 250 000 pixels
Approx. 3 340 000 pixels
Effective pixels number of camera
Approx. 5 090 000 pixels
Approx. 3 210 000 pixels
Lens
3× zoom lens
f = 7.9 – 23.7 mm (5/16 – 15/16 inches) (38 – 114 mm
(1 1/2 – 4 1/2 inches) when converted to a 35 mm still camera)
F2.8 – 5.2
3× zoom lens
f = 6.0 – 18.0 mm (1/4 – 23/32 inches) (39 – 117 mm (1 9/16 – 4 5/8 inches) when converted to a 35 mm still camera) F2.8 – 5.2
Exposure control
Automatic exposure, Scene selection (7 modes)
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