Canon PowerShot A300 User Manual page 20

Preparing the Camera
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Proper Battery Handling ndling ndling
Use AA-size Alkaline or Canon AA-size NiMH or Canon AA or Canon AA
batteries only. Refer to "Using Rechargeable to "Using R to "Using R
Batteries" (p. 118) for their handling. or their handling r their handling
Never use manganese or lithium batteries, as se or lithium ba se or lithium ba
these battery types may overheat in the camera. may overheat may overheat
Since the performance of alkaline batteries may e of alkali e of alkali
differ according to brand, the operating time of the
batteries you purchase may not be as long as the
batteries that came with the camera.
Camera operating time may shorten at low
temperatures when alkaline batteries are used.
Also due to their specifications, alkaline batteries
may expire faster than NiMH batteries. If you are
using the camera in cold areas or for a long time,
we recommend using Canon AA-size NiMH on AA- on AA-
Battery Kit.
While it is possible to use AA-size nickel-cadmium use use AA-size
batteries, performance is unreliable and their use ce ce i
is not recommended. . .
Never mix unused and partially used batteries. nd partially use nd partially us
Always load two fresh (or fully recharged) h (or fully re h (or fully rec
batteries at the same time. time. time.
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Be Be careful to load the batteries with their e careful to l careful to ful t d the d the
positive (+) and negative (-) ends in the right po o tive (+) a tive (+) a (+)
direction. dir r ion
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Never mix batteries of different types or from N Ne
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different manufacturers. Both batteries should be
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identical.
tteries, tteries,
Before inserting the batteries, wipe the battery
terminals well with a dry cloth. Oil from one's skin
or other dirt may cause a considerable reduction in
the number of recordable images or reduced
usage time.
Battery performance deteriorates at low formance det formance de
temperatures (especially with alkaline batteries). If temperatu emperatu s (especia s (especial
you are you are us you are using the camera in cold areas and s the cam he cam
batteries are running down faster than they batteries es a a ning ning
you are you are
should, you may be able to restore performance should, ould, y , yo be be
lon long time, ng time,
by placing batteries in an inner pocket to warm by pla by plac by es es
NiM N iM
t them up prior to use. But be careful that you don't use se
p put the batteries into a pocket together with a
k kel-cadmium l-cadmium
m metal key chain or other metallic objects, as these
a and their use d their use
objects may cause batteries to short-circuit.
If you do not plan to use the camera for a long
atterie atteries
time, remove the batteries from the camera and
store them in a safe place. Batteries may leak and
damage the camera if left installed during
prolonged periods of non-use.
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