Digital Camera Operating Instructions

Preparation
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Please read “Batteries” in “Cautions for Use” for more details. (P85)
Usable batteries
AA Alkaline batteries (supplied)
AA Rechargeable Ni-MH (nickel metal
hydride) batteries (optional)
• AA EVOLTA batteries (Panasonic new battery) can also be used.
Unusable batteries
Manganese batteries Lithium batteries Oxyride batteries
Nickel batteries Ni-Cd batteries
• Operation is not guaranteed when using the batteries listed above. The batteries can
leak and the following malfunctions can occur:
– The remaining battery power is not displayed accurately.
– The camera does not turn on.
– Data written to the built-in memory or the card is damaged resulting in loss of the
photographs.
• Never use these type of batteries.
– All or part of the covering on the battery is peeled off.
– The
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pole is fl at.
Battery indication
• The battery indication is displayed on the LCD monitor.
[It does not appear when you use the camera with the AC adaptor (optional: P103)
connected.]
• The indication turns red and blinks if the remaining battery power is exhausted. (The
status indicator blinks when the LCD monitor turns off.) Replace with new batteries or
fully charged Ni-MH batteries.
Battery life
The number of recordable pictures (By CIPA standard in Normal Picture Mode [
1
])
Batteries Used Number of recordable pictures (Approx.)
Panasonic Alkaline batteries
(supplied or optional)
270 pictures (135 min)
Fully charged Panasonic Ni-MH
batteries (optional)
550 pictures (275 min)
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About the Batteries
(Number of recordable pictures)
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