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First Steps
First Steps
Charging the Battery
Charging the Battery
The battery is not charged at shipment. Charge the battery before use.
1
Place the battery in the supplied battery charger.
Insert the battery in the orientation
indicated by the DFC labels.
The camera uses an NP-50 recharge-
able battery.
Battery charger
DFC
label
Charge lamp
DFC label
Arrow
Battery
2
Plug the charger in.
Plug the charger into a power outlet. The charging indicator will light.
The Charging Indicator
The Charging Indicator
The charging indicator shows battery charge status as follows:
Charging indicator
Charging indicator
Battery status
Battery status
Action
Action
O
O
Battery not inserted.
Battery not inserted.
Insert the battery.
Insert the battery.
Battery fully charged.
Battery fully charged.
Remove the battery.
Remove the battery.
On
On
Battery charging.
Battery charging.
—
—
Blinks
Blinks
Battery fault.
Battery fault.
Unplug the charger and remove the battery.
Unplug the charger and remove the battery.