Onthe Battery Pack - Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H3 Handbook

On the battery pack
On charging the batterypack
We recommend chnrging tile battery pnck in _ul
ambient tcml?eramre oI between IO°C to 30°C
(50°F to 86°F). Tile batte U pack may not be/ully
charged ill temperatures outside this r_mge.
Effectiveuseof the batterypack
• Bilttery perlornlilllCe decreases ill ]ow
temperature surroundings. So in cold places, tile
oper_ttional time of tile bauery pack is shorter.
_'e rt_cou]nlend tile fi)]lowing to ensure longer
balle W pack use:
Put the battery pack in a pocket clo_ to your
body to warm it up. and insert it in the camera
immediately beRlre you start shooting.
• The battely pack will run out quickly if you use
tile flash or zoom fiequently.
• We recommend hilving spare battery packs
bandy lot two or three times lbe expected
shooting time, and making trial shots befi)re
taking tile actual sllots.
• Do not expose the battery pack to water. The
ballery pack is not water-resistant.
• Do not leglve the baltel_ _pack in extremely hot
places, such as in a cal or under direct sunlight.
Howto storethe battery pack
• Fully discharge tile battery p_Lckbelore storing
and store it in it cool, dly place. To mnintain tile
battery pack's fimction, tully chm'ge tile b_ttcry
pack mid then lully discharge it on the canler_ _t
least once a year while storing.
• To use the battery pack up, leave the camera in
slide show (page 53) playback mode until the
power goes oil.
• To prevent staining the terminal, short-
circuiting, etc.. be sure to use a supplied battery
case when canting and storing.
On battery life
• Tile btattcly lilt is limited. Battery capacity
decreases over time and through repeated use. I1
decreased usage lillle between charges becollles
significant, it is probably lime to replace il wilb
a new one.
• Tile battc W lilt varies according to how il is
stored and the operating conditions and
environment ill which each battely pack is used.
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