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Preparing the Power Supply (Cont’d)
Battery life guide (reference)
Number of Pictures
Continuous
With LCD Monitor On With LCD Monitor Off
Playback Time
About 185 About 330 About 200 Minutes
* Our test conditions: Normal humidity and temperature, flash intensity 50%, shot every
30 sec. Zoomed one direction, once, 2272 × 1704 pixels.
* The Battery life will vary depending on the environment, shooting mode, and shooting
conditions.
* The above values are for reference only and are not guaranteed.
*Power is consumed by the following operations even when not recording and these
will reduce the number of images that can be recorded.
• Repeated focus operations by pressing the shutter button halfway.
• Repeated zoom operations.
• Extensive use of the LCD monitor in the Playback mode.
• Communication with a PC.
Caution
• When you continue using the camera for a long time, the batteries become
hot. Contact with the batteries can lead to burns.
•Never open the battery/card cover while the camera is accessing the card
or processing images (p.36).
•To recharge the battery (NP-600), do not use any charger other than the
supplied charger (BC-600). Also, do not use the supplied charger (BC-600)
to recharge batteries other than our special battery (NP-600)
• Do not leave the battery anywhere where the temperature may reach 60Cº
(140°F), such as inside a car, in the sun, near a heater, etc.
• Do not get the battery wet, drop it or subject it to violent shocks.