User's Manual

Taking Pictures

2-3

Checking the Battery

Before you take pictures, check the battery icon on the

control panel. The icon shows how much battery power you

have left, in the following stages.

Full battery power (or AC adapter in use)

to Battery power is decreasing

Battery power low (time to buy new batteries)

Battery power is almost out

Change batteries

The battery icon flashes when your battery power is

completely out. At this point, you can’t take pictures until

you replace the batteries or use the AC adapter.

NOTE

When the battery power is low, image processing is less reliable.

You should use the battery icon only as a guide to estimate

remaining power. Several factors can affect battery life,

including the surrounding temperature and the type of

batteries you use. Low temperatures—especially below 50 °F

(10 °C)—drain your batteries faster. See page 1-3 for battery

use instructions.

Checking the Picture Counter

The large number in the center of the display panel shows

how many additional pictures you can take. This number

depends on your image quality settings. If you change this

setting, the number will change.

When the camera’s memory is full, the number of pictures

remaining is 0. The status light on the back of the camera

turns red, and you can’t press the shutter button.

To free up some of the camera’s memory, you can erase the

pictures you don’t want to save. See page 2-10 for

information on erasing pictures using the

ERASE

button.

See Chapter 3 for instructions on erasing pictures in the

camera when it is connected to your computer.

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