11
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.
Battery charger
DFC
label
Battery
DFC label
Charge
lamp
Arrow
The camera uses an NP-95 rechargeable battery.
R Attach the supplied adapter
before charging the battery
(the adapter is attached at
shipment).
Adapter
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 sta-
tus as follows:
Charging
Charging
indicator
indicator
Battery status
Battery status
Action
Action
O
O
Battery not
Battery not
inserted.
inserted.
Insert the battery.
Insert the battery.
Battery fully
Battery fully
charged.
charged.
Remove the battery.
Remove the battery.
On
On
Battery charging.
Battery charging.
—
—
Blinks
Blinks
Battery fault.
Battery fault.
Unplug the charger
Unplug the charger
and remove the
and remove the
battery.
battery.
3
Charge the battery.
Remove the battery when charging is com-
plete. See the speci cations (P 118) for charg-
ing times (note that charging times increase
at low temperatures).
Q Unplug the charger when it is not in use.