Using A Household Power Outlet; Turn Off The Camcorder; Power Adapter - Canon DC40 Instruction Manual

Charging, Recording and Playback Times with the BP-208 Battery Pack
The charging time of the BP-208 battery pack is 155 min.
The following recording and playback times are approximate and vary according
to the charging, recording or playback conditions.
Recording Mode
Viewfinder
XP LCD (normal)
LCD (backlight)
Viewfinder
SP LCD (normal)
LCD (backlight)
Viewfinder
LP LCD (normal)
LCD (backlight)
* Approximate times for recording with repeated operations such as start/stop, zooming,
power on/off.

Using a Household Power Outlet

Connect to a household power outlet to use the camcorder without worrying about the
battery power. You can keep the battery pack attached; the battery power will not be
consumed.

1. Turn off the camcorder.

2. Connect the power cord to the

power adapter.

3. Plug the power cord into a power
outlet.
4. Connect the power adapter to the
camcorder's DC IN terminal.
Turn off the camcorder before connecting or disconnecting the power adapter.
Do not connect to the camcorder's DC IN terminal or to the power adapter any
electrical equipment that is not expressly recommended for use with this
camcorder.
You may hear some noise from the power adapter during use. This is not a
malfunction.
To prevent equipment breakdowns and excessive heating, do not connect the
supplied compact power adapter to voltage converters for overseas travels or
special power sources such as those on aircraft and ships, DC-AC inverters, etc.
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Max.
Recording Time Recording Time*
65 min.
65 min.
65 min.
75 min.
75 min.
70 min.
80 min.
80 min.
75 min.
Typical
Playback Time
40 min.
40 min.
40 min.
45 min.
45 min.
40 min.
45 min.
45 min.
45 min.
75 min.
85 min.
90 min.