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GETTING READY
■ Battery Life and Number of Images between
Charges
See page 291 for details.
■ Battery Power Conservation Tips
• When you do not need to use the flash, select “ ” (flash off)
for the flash setting (page 75).
• Enable the Auto Power Off and the Sleep features to protect
against wasting battery power when you forget to turn off the
camera (page 45).
■ Checking Remaining Battery Power
As battery power is consumed, a battery indicator on the monitor
screen indicates remaining power as shown below.
“ ” indicates that battery power is low. Charge the battery as
soon as possible.
Recording is not possib le when “ ” is indicated. Charge the
battery immediately.
Remaining
Power
High Low
Battery
Indicator
Indicator
Color
Light
blue
Orange Red Red