Owner's Manual
•
The temperature
of
some parts
of
the
battery may become el-
evated during charging. Ma
int
aining
contact
wi
th
the
battery for
prolonged periods could
res
ult in
low
-t
empe
ratu
re
bu
rn
s.
•
Do
no
t a
tt
e
mpt
to charge
the
battery
when
i
ts
int
ernal tempera-
tu
re
is
elevated (for examp
le
,
immed
iately after use). Wait f
or
the
battery
to
cool before c
ha
rging.
• In
co
ld conditions,
the
ba
ttery m
ay
require fr
equent
charging
even
when
fully charged.
It
is
recommended that you keep a
fully-charged spare battery in a
warm
place and exchange
as
nec-
essa
ry
when
taking pictures in cold weather.
· If
the
ba
ttery
wi
ll
no
t be used for
so
me
t
ime
, insert it in
th
e cam-
era
and run it flat before removing it from
the
camera for storage.
The battery should
be
st
or
ed in a cool location with
an
a
mbie
nt
t
empe
rature
of
15
to
25
oc
(59
to
77
°F
).
Do
no
t s
tor
e
the
battery
in
ho
t or extremely cold loca
tio
ns
.
· Wh
il
e
the
batt
ery
is
in storage, char
ge
it at least
onc
e every
six
months and then u
se
the
came
ra
to
run
it
flat again before storing
it in a coo
/l
ocation.
•
Always remove the battery from
th
e
ca
me
ra or charger when
it
is
not
being u
sed
. Left installed,
minute
amoun
ts
of
curre
nt
flow
even
when
unused, and the battery
may
be
come
excessively
d
ra
ined and
no
longer function.
•
After removing the battery fr
om
the
ca
mer
a or charger, replace
the termin
al
cover and store in a cool place.
·
Keep the
ba
tt
ery termin
als
cl
ea
n.
• Check the camera ba
tt
ery level indicator regul
ar
ly
(se
e the
doc
u-
mentation provided
wi
th
the came
ra
for details).
*I
f
th
e battery requires
ca
libration,
ca
li
brate
the
battery in
the
charger.
See
the
charger manual for
det
a
il
s.
*A
marked
drop
in the time a fully-c
ha
rged ba
ttery
retains its
charge at room temperature indicates a drop in
batt
ery perfor-
mance.
Check
the
ca
mera ba
tt
ery performance indicator.
*Wh
en the
ca
mera s
how
s that ba
tt
ery pe
rf
ormance is at its l
ow
-
es
t lev
el,
the
ba
ttery has r
ea
ched
the
end
of
its working life and
needs
to
be replaced.
Pu
rchase a
new
EN-E
L 18
rechargeable
battery.
· The
charge state shown in
the
camera
batte
ry level indicator
is
affected by a
mb
ient t
empe
rature and other external condition
s.
· Should
you notice smoke or an unu
sua
l smell
com
ing
from
th
e
charger, unplug it, taki
ng
ca
re
to
avoid burns.
Ta
ke
th
e charger to
a Nikon representative for inspection.
• Used batteri
es
are a valuable resour
ce.
Please recycle used batter-
i
es
in accor
danc
e w
ith
local regulations.
Attaching
the
Battery-Chamber Cover
B
ef
ore usi
ng
the E
N-EL
1
8,
attach the
batt
ery-chamber co
ver.
Before
replacing
the
battery..:chamber
c
over;
't_heckthatthe
latch.
is
open.
If
the
arrow
(
<J)
is
visible,
the
latch
is
closed.
Slide
the
.
fatcHas
iar
as
it
will
go
in
the
direction
of
theaiFow
..
··
1 Insert
the
tw
in projec
ti
ons on the battery i
nto
the ma
tc
hing
hol
es
in
th
e battery-cha
mb
er cover
(F
1
gu
re
2-a).
2 Sli
de
the cover on
un
til the latch returns to the closed
po
siti
on
and the arr
ow
(<J)
is
comp
letely visible
(F
igure 2-b).
To
remove
th
e cover, slide
th
e
batt
ery-
chamb
er cover latch in
the direction
of
the
arrow
(<J)
as
far
as
it w i
ll
go
(F
i
gu
re 2-c) and
slide the cover o
ff
. Replace the battery-cha
mbe
r cover on
th
e
camera to preve
nt
du
st fr
om
acc
umul
ati
ng
inside the
batt
ery
chamber
whi
le
the
battery is being rechar
ged
.
iP-ecifications
·
Type
Rec
ha
r
geable
lit
hi
um
-
ion
battery
•
Ra
ted
capacity
10.8
V,
2000
m
Ah
•
Op
er
ating
te
mp
e
rature
0
to
40
oc
(32
to
10
4
°F
)
·
Dim
ens
ion
s
(W
x
H
x
D)
:
Approx.
56.5
x
27
x
82.5
mm
(2
.2 x
1.1
x
3.2
in
.)
•
We
ight:
App
rox
.
160
g
(56
oz),
excl
ud
in
g t
ermi
nal
co
ver
Imp
rovements to this product may
re
sult in unannounced chang-
es
to
spe
cifi
ca
tions and external appearan
ce.