Power Options - Olympus E-3 User Manual

The E-3 is, despite first appearances, a simple camera to operate.
Each button has a specific shape and/or its position on the
camera has been carefully considered according to the frequency
of its use so that it is difficult – once you are familiar with the
machine – to confuse the function of any given control. The
designers intended for you, once you are familiar with the
camera, to be able to operate it without having to remove it from
your eye.

POWER OPTIONS

The E-3 can be powered by any one of 5 potential power source
combinations when taken in combination with the power grip
HLD-4 or the mains power supply AC-1.
Power sources can include:
3 x Lithium 3v batteries in the plastic holder LBH-1.
•
1 x BLM-1 Lithium-Ion battery (Shared with the E-
•
300/330/500/510/520 cameras in the E-system line-
up).
2 x BLM-1 batteries in the HLD-4 grip
•
6 x AA Alkaline or Nickel-Metal-Hydride batteries in the
•
HLD-4 grip.
The AC-1 mains power supply.
•
As your camera is supplied, however, it will have one BLM-1
battery and the appropriate charger (BCM-1 – the "quick" charger
or the BCM-2) depending on your market region.
CHARGING THE BLM-1 (UMPg11; 133)
The BLM-1 typically takes – according to Olympus – 2 hours to
fully charge the battery when it is exhausted. In practice,
however, the author has found that charge times seldom exceed
PART ONE
GET TO KNOW YOUR E-3
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