Selecting A Battery - Pentax K200D Operating Manual

Selecting a Battery

You can set the battery priority to the camera or the battery grip when the
optional Battery Grip D-BG3 (p.235) is attached. The default setting is
[Auto Select].
1
Select [Select battery] in the [R Set-up] menu.
2
Press the four-way controller
(5).
The [Select battery] screen appears.
3
Press the four-way controller (5).
4
Use the four-way controller (23)
to select from [Auto Select],
[Body First] and [Grip First].
Auto Select: Priority is given to the battery
set with more power.
Body First/Grip First: Priority is given to
the selected battery set.
5
Press the 4 button.
6
Press the 3 button twice.
The camera is ready to take a picture.
• If batteries are inserted into both the body and grip, the battery levels of both
are checked when the power is turned on. Regardless of the [Select Battery]
settings, both batteries are slightly used.
• When the currently selected battery set runs out as a result of the check,
[Battery depleted] appears on the monitor. Turn the camera off and on again,
and the camera will switch to the battery set with power remaining.
Select battery
Auto Select
MENU
Select battery
Auto Select
Body First
Grip First
Cancel
MENU
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OK
OK
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