zTips
•If you attach the battery pack or connect the AC Adaptor when the POWER switch is set to OFF (CHG), your camcorder turns on, then off again, after a few seconds.
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
bNotes
•When you remove the battery pack, make sure
that the 
(Movie) lamp/
(Still) lamp (p. 29) is turned off.
When storing the battery pack
Fully discharge the battery before storing it for an extended period (see page 130 for the details of storage).
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.
To check the remaining battery (Battery Info)
Set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG), then press DISP/BATT INFO.
After a while, the approximate recordable time in the selected format and battery information appear for about 7 seconds. You can view the battery information for up to 20 seconds by pressing DISP/BATT INFO again while the information is displayed.
Remaining battery (approx.)
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Recording capacity (approx.)
Charging time
Approximate time (min.) required when you fully charge a fully discharged battery pack.
Battery pack | Charging time |
150 | |
(supplied) |
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260 | |
|
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360 | |
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Recording time
Approximate time (min.) available when you use a fully charged battery pack.
HD (high definition) image quality
| Continuous | Typical |
Battery pack | recording | recording |
| time | time* |
95 | 50 | |
(supplied) | 100 | 55 |
| ||
| 95 | 50 |
|
|
|
235 | 125 | |
| 245 | 130 |
| 240 | 130 |
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