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Battery Life Guidelines
The battery life guideline values given below indicate the
amount of time at standard temperature (25 C) until power
automatically turns off due to battery failure. They do not
guarantee that batteries will provide the amount of service
indicated. Low temperatures and continued use reduce bat-
tery life.
Type of
AA-size Alkaline
Operation
Batteries LR6
Continuous
200 minutes
Playback
Continuous
130 minutes
Recording
(650shots)
• The above figures are approximations only.
• The above guidelines are based on the following battery
types:
Alkaline: MX1500 (AA) DURACELL ULTRA
Lithium: Energizer
• Figures are based on continuous recording under the fol-
lowing conditions.
Flash turned off
Normal temperature (25 C)
• Recording one image per minute under the above condi-
tions reduces battery life to about one fifth of that noted
above.
GETTING ACQUAINTED
AA-size Lithium
AA-size Ni-MH
Batteries FR6
Batteries NP-H3
340 minutes
200 minutes
300 minutes
160 minutes
(1500 shots)
(800 shots)
• Battery life is greatly affected by how much you use flash,
zoom and other functions, and how long you leave power
turned on.
CAUTION!
• Battery life differs greatly by manufacturer. We recom-
mend use of MX 1500 (AA) DURACELL ULTRA alka-
line batteries with this product.
Tips for Prolonging Battery Life
• Use
to turn off the flash when you are not using it
(page 48).
• You can also use the power save settings (page 37) to pro-
tect against wasting battery power when you forget to turn
off the camera.
Alkaline Battery Life
The actual life of alkaline batteries is affected by a variety of
factors, including the battery manufacturer, the amount of
time the batteries spend in storage before you use them,
temperature while you are recording, and photographic con-
ditions. As a rule, we recommend the use of lithium batteries
or Ni-MH batteries, which have longer lives than alkaline bat-
teries.
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