Onthe Batteries - Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S40 User's Manual / Troubleshooting

Onthe batteries
Batteriesyou can use with your
camera
R6 (size AA) alkaline batteries (2)
HR 15/5 I:HR6 (size AA) Nickel-Metal Hydride
batteries (2)
• NH-AA-DA (2) (not supplied)
• NH-AA-2DB twin pack (not supplied), etc.
ZR6 (size AA) Oxy Nickel Primary Battery (2)
(not _,upplied )
Batteries youcannot u sewithyour
camera
Manganese batteries
Lithiuln batteries
Ni-Cd batteries
If you use tile abo_e batterie'., we canm_t
guarantee lhll perlormance of tile camera by
property of (he ba(teries, such as brownout of lhe
ba(teries.
Onalkalinebatteries (supplied)/Oxy
NickelPrimaryBattery (notsupplied)
• Alkaline batteries/Oxy Nickel Primmy Battery
have a shorter lilP compared to file Nickel-Metal
Hydride batteries. For this reason, file power
may turn off even though the battcly' renlaining
indicator shows sulficient battery lile rcmaiJling.
• Baltery i:Jerlormance differs greatly depending
on the lnanublctumr and the type of batte W, and
in some ca_s the battery lite lnay be extremely
shorL This is especially true at low
temperatures, and you may nol be able to shoot
at temperatures below 5°C (41 °F).
• Do nol tlliX new and (lid batteries.
• The batte W remainiog indicator may not display
the correct inli_rlnation when using alkaline
batteries/Oxy Nickel Primary Battery.
• Due to characteristics of alkaline balteries/Oxy
Nickel Primary Batte W, there is a large
dil]ercnce between the available shooting time
and (he available playback time, For this mason,
the camera nlay lurfl off wilb tile lens portion
extended when you switch the nlode swi(ch. In
this case, replace file ba(teries wilb new ones,
Using tile Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries allows
you to shool Ior longer periods of tinle.
OnNickel-Metal Hydride batteries
(not supplied)
• Do lloI [)eel oil tile external seals
or dillnilge
the
batteries. Never
rise
batteries
fronl which the
seals have been partially or completely
relno'_'ed, or batleries thai ha_.e been split in any
way. These may cause leakage, explosion, or
heal-up of tile baltery, and personal seaM or
injury may be caused. These may cruise a
malfimction ol the battery ohmget.
• Do not cm'lT or store the Nickel-Metzd Hydride
batteries wilh metallic objecls. Since metallic
objecls lnay shorl file + and - ends, resullhlg ill
tile risk oI heating or fire.
• If the poles of the Nickel-Metal Hydride
batteries are dirty, tile batteries may 11(71 c harge
properly. Wipe lheln with a d W cloth, etc.
• AI the time of purchase, or when the Nickel-
Melal Hydride balteries have not been used lot a
long time, they may nol hill charge. This is
typicad of Ibis type of battery, and is not a
malflmclion. If l]lis happens, repeatedly using
up lhe balteries flllly, and lhen
rec]lalging
tbet/l
should correct the problem.
• If you recharge Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries
berlin lhlly using up lhe existing charge, the
low battery warning may be displayed sooner
than expected. This is called (be "memory
ell_ctY I_If this problem occurs, charging (he
batteries only alter using up the existing charge
will correc( i(.
• Tile "memory etlPct" - tile siluation ill which
lbe capacity of the baltery is tet/lporarily
lowered.
• To use up the balteries conlpletely, put the
camera in the slide show lnode (page 36) and
leave it that way until lhe balteries are used up.
• Do not ildX new and used batteries.
• Do nol expose tile battery to waler, The baltery
is nol water-resistant,
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