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Vello BG-N8 User Manual

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BG-N8
BATTERY GRIP
Designed for the Nikon D300
and D300s SLR Cameras

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  • Page 1 BG-N8 BATTERY GRIP Designed for the Nikon D300 and D300s SLR Cameras...
  • Page 2 Introduction Thank you for choosing Vello and congratulations on your new BG-N8 battery grip purchase. Enjoy the many benefits that a battery grip offers, such as extended shooting time and more control and comfort when shooting in a vertical (portrait) orientation.
  • Page 3 Cover the power terminals with the contact cap when the BG-N8 is not in use. This prevents The battery level may not display properly if electrical shorts caused by metal objects touching batteries are inserted before mounting the grip.
  • Page 4 Overview...
  • Page 5 AE-ON button, multi selector dial, as well as the main and Multi Selector * Holder for eight AA batteries. sub-command dials on the BG-N8. Unlock prior to use by switching to Attachment Wheel Power Terminals (AA Holder) the position. The control lock is not a power switch.

  • Page 6: Attaching The Grip

    N8 are on the bottom of and that the Control Lock grip. Replace the cap when the camera where they on the BG-N8 is in the L not in use to protect the are protected by a contact position before attaching contacts.
  • Page 7 LOCK arrow on the BG-N8. mounting screw with the until it is firmly tightened. camera’s tripod socket. Removing the battery from the camera before mounting the grip is not required.

  • Page 8: Inserting Batteries

    BG-N8 grip. The Matching the indentations and the Control Lock on EN-EL3e battery holder on the battery with the the BG-N8 is in the L comes pre-installed when EN-EL3e holder, press the position. Turn the battery- shipped. battery down and slide it in...
  • Page 9 Nikon EN-EL4a/EN-EL4: AA Batteries: Place eight Insert the battery holder Slide the battery release AA batteries of the same into the grip. Close the latch toward the arrow. type in the AA battery battery chamber and then Insert the two projections holder as shown, while turn the latch clockwise from the battery into the...

  • Page 10: Battery Info

    Battery Info The camera displays the following battery levels . Nikon EN-EL3e, EN-EL4a, and EN-EL4 Batteries: AA Batteries: Control Panel Viewfinder Description Control Panel Viewfinder Description Battery fully Battery fully charged. charged. Low battery. Prepare spare Battery partially batteries. discharged. Battery exhausted.
  • Page 11 HR6 (AA Ni-MH) batteries are used via the AA Lithium (FR6) FR6 (AA lithium) Custom Settings menu (Group d). When the camera is drawing power from the BG-N8, a icon is displayed AA nickel-manganese (ZR6) ZR6 (AA Ni-Mn) in the control panel.

  • Page 12: Removing The Batteries

    Removing The Batteries EN-EL3e Holder: While BC-N1 Holder: Slide the AA Holder: Remove the pressing and holding the battery release in the batteries one row at a time PUSH button direction indicated by the (as shown). Ensure that holder, slide the battery arrow and remove the the batteries do not drop toward the button and lift...

  • Page 13: Battery And Power

    68 °F (20 °C) and is therefore not recommended. some of the lost charge. AA batteries have less capacity and lose more performance at low temperatures. Remove the batteries when the BG-N8 is not in use. EN-EL4a/EN-EL4/AA Batteries EN-EL4a/EN-EL4 and AA batteries support higher frame advance rates than the EN-EL3e.

  • Page 14: Specifications

    Specifications Power Source One EN-EL3e, EN-EL4a, or EN-EL4 rechargeable Li-ion battery or eight LR6 Alkaline, HR6 Ni-MH, FR6 Lithium, or ZR6 Nickel-Manganese AA batteries Operating Temperature 32 – 104 °F (0 – 40 °C) Dimensions* 5.9˝ × 2˝ × 3˝ (15.1 × 5.2 × 7.6 cm) Weight* 10.2 oz.

  • Page 15: One-Year Limited Warranty

    ONE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY This VELLO product is warranted to the original purchaser to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal consumer use for a period of one (1) year from the original purchase date or thirty (30) days after replacement, whichever occurs later.
  • Page 16 © Copyright 2015 Gradus Group LLC www.vellogear.com All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners...

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