Preparing the Power Supply
20
• To prevent equipment breakdowns and excessive heating, do not connect the battery charger or AC adapter
to voltage converters for overseas travels or special power sources such as those on aircraft and ships,
DC-AC inverters, etc.
• We recommend charging the battery in temperatures between 10 ºC and 30 ºC (50 ºF and 86 ºF). Outside the
temperature range of 0 ºC to 40 ºC (32 ºF to 104 ºF), charging will not start.
• If there is a malfunction with the battery charger, AC adapter or battery, the charge indicator will go out and
charging will stop.
• For handling precautions regarding the battery, refer to Handling Precautions (A 232).
• For approximate charging times / usage times, refer to the Reference Tables (A 244) and Approximate
Continuous Recording Times (A 240).
• Charged batteries continue to discharge naturally. Therefore, charge them on the day of use, or the day
before, to ensure a full charge.
• We recommend that you prepare batteries to last 2 to 3 times longer than you think you might need.
• Repeatedly charging and completely depleting a battery will eventually shorten its battery life. You can check
the battery life on the [B System Setup] status screen (A 208). Fully charging the battery pack and then
depleting it until [Change the battery pack] appears on the screen will give you a more accurate reading.
Attaching the Battery
1 Turn off the camera.
2 Insert the battery all the way into the compartment as
shown in the illustration and press it gently toward the left
until it clicks.
Removing the Battery
1 Turn off the camera.
2 Holding down the BATTERY RELEASE button (), slide
the battery toward the right and then pull it out ().
To Next Page
