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Battery performance
The following table shows how Alkaline, Photo Lithium, and rechargeable NiMH batteries perform
in different types of use scenarios:
Type of Use
Alkaline Photo
Lithium
NiMH
Most economical if you take more than 30 pictures per
month
Poor Fair Good
Most economical if you take fewer than 30 pictures per
month
Fair Good Fair
Heavy use of flash, frequent pictures Poor Good Good
Heavy use of video Poor Good Good
Heavy use of Live View Poor Good Good
Overall battery life Poor Good Fair
Low temperature/winter use Poor Good Fair
Infrequent use (without dock) Fair Good Fair
Infrequent use (with dock) Fair Good Good
Want to recharge battery No No Good
Recharging NiMH batteries
The first several times you recharge NiMH batteries, they may not provide the number of shots per
charge that you expect. Their performance will improve after the batteries have been charged, then
discharged completely four or five times. You can use the camera normally to discharge the batteries
during this conditioning period.
You can recharge NiMH batteries in the camera when the camera is connected to an optional HP AC
power adapter. You can also charge the batteries in an optional HP Photosmart dock that has a
battery bay or with an optional quick recharger.
The following table shows the average recharge time for a fully discharged battery, based on
recharge location.
Charge location
Average
charge time
Signals
In camera with the HP AC
power adapter connected
12–15 hours Charging: Camera's Battery Charging light blinks
and the animated battery icon is displayed.
Charging complete: Camera's Battery Charging
light turns on solid and the battery gauge changes
to
on the Image Display.
In camera connected to the
HP AC power adapter
through an HP Photosmart
dock
12–15 hours Charging: Dock's camera battery charging light
blinks.
Charging complete: Dock's camera battery
charging light turns on solid.
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