Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS2 Operating Instructions Manual page 14

Preparation
will become normal after a few charges
and discharges.
• We recommend charging the batteries
after they are fully discharged. If you
charge the batteries before they are fully
discharged, it can reduce battery
performance. This is called "memory
effect".
• If "memory effect" occurs, continue using
the batteries until the camera stops
working and then charge them fully.
Battery performance will be restored after
a few charges and discharges.
• Over time Ni-MH batteries naturally
discharge and their capacity lowers even
when they are not used.
• Once the batteries have reached full
charge, do not continue to charge them.
• Do not peel off or scratch the covering on
Ni-MH batteries.
• Read the operating instructions for the
battery charger.
Ni-MH batteries have a limited life. Battery
capacity gradually decreases over time. If
the length of time you can use the camera
is extremely short even after fully charging
the batteries, they may have exceeded their
life span. Purchase new batteries.
• Battery life differs depending on the
conditions of storage and usage and the
environment.
When not using the batteries for a long
period of time
• If the batteries are left in the camera they
will discharge. This is because a small
electrical current continues to flow even
when the camera is turned off. If the
batteries continue to be left in the camera,
they will discharge excessively and may
become unusable even if charged.
• When storing the batteries for a long
period of time, we recommend charging
them once a year. Remove the batteries
from the camera and store them again
after they have completely discharged.
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∫ Battery life
The number of recordable pictures
(By CIPA standard in normal picture
mode)
Batteries Used
Panasonic Oxyride
batteries (supplied
or optional)
Panasonic Alkaline
batteries (optional)
Fully charged
Panasonic Ni-MH
batteries (optional)
Recording conditions by CIPA standard
• Temperature: 23 °C (73.4 °F)/
Humidity: 50% when the LCD monitor is
on.
• Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card
(16 MB)¢
• Starting recording 30 seconds after the
camera is turned on. (When the optical
image stabilizer function is set to
[MODE1])
• Recording once every 30 seconds, with
full flash every second recording.
• Rotating the zoom lever from Tele to Wide
or vice versa in every recording.
• Turning the camera off every
10 recordings./Leaving the camera until
the batteries cool down.
¢The card is not supplied.
• CIPA is an abbreviation of [Camera &
Imaging Products Association].
The number of recordable pictures
varies depending on the recording
interval time. If the recording interval
time becomes longer, the number of
recordable pictures decreases.
(e.g. When recording once every
2 minutes: about 1/4 the number when
recording once every 30 seconds)
Number of recordable
pictures
Approx. 250 pictures
(Approx. 125 min)
Approx. 155 pictures
(Approx. 77 min)
Approx. 400 pictures
(Approx. 200 min)