Checking The Remaining Battery Charge - Olympus CAMEDIA C-3040ZOOM Basic Manual

CHECKING THE DISPLAY

Checking the remaining battery charge

When you switch the camera on, the level of
remaining battery charge is displayed on the
control panel. When the remaining battery
charge is low, load new batteries. If you are
using NiMH or Ni-Cd batteries, recharge the
batteries.
lights (and turns off automatically).
The batteries have ample charge and you can take pictures.
blinks and the other icons on the control panel are displayed nor-
mally.
The battery charge is low and the batteries should be replaced. You can still take
pictures, but the battery power may run out in mid shot.
blinks (and disappears after 12 seconds) and the other icons on the
control panel disappear.
The batteries are fully depleted and should be replaced immediately.
Checking the available shots/time
When you switch the camera on with the Mode dial set to "P" or "A/S/M", the
number of storable pictures is displayed on the control panel. (When you switch
the camera on with the Mode dial set to
onds) is displayed.)
Still Shooting mode
When the number of storable pictures reaches 0, the cam-
era emits a warning beep, the green lamp beside the
viewfinder blinks and the "CARD FULL" message appears
on the monitor. The same thing occurs the next time you
switch the camera on.
When this happens, load a new card or one that is not full.
Alternatively, erase some unwanted images on the card to
create some free space.
number of storable
pictures
Control panel
, the available shooting time (in sec-
Movie mode
Battery
check
indicator
Available shooting
time (sec.)
Control panel
Viewfinder
Green lamp
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