Battery Check; Cold-Weather Operation - Minolta X-370 Owner's Manual

Battery check
The camera automatically checks
battery power when the operating
button is touched or pressed.
• When batteries are nearly ex-
hausted, the mode LED ("A"
or
"Moo)
in the viewfinder blinks to
warn that fresh batteries wi II soon
be needed .
• When batteries are completely
exhausted (or not correctly in-
stalled
l.
no LE Ds light and the
shutter locks.
Cold-weather operation
Since batteries tend to lose power
as temperature drops, always use
fresh batteries when photographing
in cold weather and keep a spare set
with you, preferably in a warm
pocket close to your body . Battery
capacity will be restored when
temperature returns to normal.
For prolonged cold-weather use at
approx . O° C (32° F) or lower, it is
recommended to use silver-oxide
batteries; if a lithium battery is
used below approx . 0° C (32° F
l.
the
camera may not operate .
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