Olympus Stylus Verve S Basic Manual page 19

The battery
Note
The amount of power consumed by the camera varies considerably
depending on shooting conditions, etc.
Power is consumed continuously during the conditions described below. This
discourages the power from lasting longer.
When the monitor is in playback mode for an extended period of time.
Repeated zoom adjustments.
Repeated auto focus by depressing the shutter button halfway.
When connected to a computer or printer.
If you use an exhausted battery, the camera may turn off without displaying
the battery level warning.
The card
This camera uses an xD-Picture Card (16 – 512MB).
Note
This camera may not recognize a non-OLYMPUS card or a card that was
formatted on another device (such as a computer, etc.). Before use, be sure
to format the card on this camera.
Do not press on the card with hard or pointed items such as ballpoint pens.
Never open the battery compartment/connector cover, or remove the card or
the battery while the camera is turned on. Doing so could destroy the data
stored on the card. Once destroyed, data cannot be restored.
Do not place a sticker or label on the card as this could prevent the card from
being ejected.
INSERTING THE BATTERY AND CARD
Index area
You can use this space to write the contents of the card.
Contacts
The part where the data transferred from the camera
enters the card.
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