Preparation
About the Battery
(charging/number of recordable
pictures)
• The battery life
The number of recordable pictures (By
ClPA standard in program AE mode [p])
Number of Approx. 380 pictures
recordabe p ctures Approx. 190 rnn
Recording conditions by ClPA standard
• Temperature: 23 °C (73,4 °F)/
Humidity: 50% when LCD monitor is on.
• Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card
(16 MB).
• Using the supplied battery.
• Starting recording 30 seconds after the
camera is turned on. (When the optical
image stabilizer function is set to [MODE1 ])
• Recording once every 30 seconds with
full flash every second recording.
• Rotating the zoom lever from Tele to Wide
or vice versa in every recording,
• Turn the camera off every 10 recordings.
+The number of recordable pictures
decreases when the power LCD function
or high angle function (P41) are used.
• CIPA is an abbreviation of
[Camera & Imaging Products Association
The number of recordable pictures
varies depending on the recording
interval time.
If the recording interval time becomes
longer, the number of recordable
pictures decreases.
[e.g. When recording once every
2 minutes, the number of recordable
pictures decreases to about 95.]
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The number of recordable pictures
when using the Viewfinder
(Recording conditions comply with CIPA
standard.)
Number of Approx. 380 pictures
recordab e p ctures Approx. 190 mn
Playback time when using the LCD
monitor
Playbacktime IAppr°x 420 min
The number of recerdable pictures and
playback time will vary depending on the
operating conditions and storing condition
of the battery,
• Charging
Charging time IAppr°x 120 min
Charging time and number of recordable
pictures with the optional battery pack
(CGR-S006A) are the same as above.
• The [CHARG El indicator lights when
charging starts.
• When the [CHARGE] indicator flashes
• The battery is over discharged
(discharged excessively). In a while,
[CHARGE] indicator will light up and
normal charging will start.
• When the battery temperature is
excessively high or low, the charging time
will be longer than normal.
• The terminals of the charger or the battery
are dirty. In this case, wipe them with a dry
cloth.
• When the operating time of the camera
becomes extremely short even after
properly charging the battery, the life of
the battery may have expired. Buy a new
battery.
• Charging conditions
• Charge the battery in a temperature
between 10 °C to 35 °C (50 °F to 95 °F).
(The battery temperature should also be
the same.)
• The performance of the battery may
temporarily deteriorate and the operating
time may become shorter in low
temperature conditions (e.g. skiing/
snowboarding).