Memory Gauge; Battery Check - Olympus C-450 Zoom Reference Manual

Names of parts

Memory gauge

The memory gauge lights up when you take a picture or record a movie. While
the gauge is lit, the camera is storing the picture or the movie on the card. The
memory gauge indication changes as shown below depending on the
shooting status.
If the memory gauge is fully lit, wait a few seconds until it goes off to take the
next shot.
When taking still pictures
1
Shoot
Before
shooting
(Gauge is off)
When recording movies
Before shooting
(Gauge is off)

Battery check

If the remaining battery power is low, the battery check indication on the
monitor changes as follows while the camera is turned on.
Lit (Green)
(The indicator turns
off after a while)
Remaining power
level: high.
12
One picture
taken
(Lit)
If you continue shooting
Shoot
Wait
During shooting (Lit)
• Shooting is not possible until the lit area goes off completely.
• Movie recording ends automatically when the memory gauge is full.
Blinks (Red)
Remaining power level: low.
Prepare new batteries.
Shoot
More than two
taken
(Lit)
Green lamp and orange lamp on
the right of the viewfinder blink.
Remaining power level: exhausted.
Replace with new batteries.
Shoot
Wait
No more pictures can be
taken (Fully lit)
Wait until the gauge returns
to the status on the left to
take the next shot.
No indication