Sony DSC-U50 Operating Instructions (primary manual) Operating Instructions Manual page 13

Battery remaining indicator
(When using Nickel-Metal
Hydride batteries)
As the battery power decreases with use, the
battery remaining indicator displays the
amount of power remaining using the
following symbols.
Battery
Battery remaining
remaining
guidelines
indicator
Sufficient power remaining
Battery half full
Battery low, recording/
playback will stop soon.
Change the batteries for fully
charged ones, or charge these
batteries.
(The warning indicator flashes.)
• If the LCD screen display is off, set
[DISPLAY] in [ ] to [ON] to check the
amount of power remaining.
• Based on the conditions under which the
camera is being used and the state of the
charge, or on the environment, this information
may not be correctly indicated.
• The battery remaining indicator is not
displayed in USB connecting.
Battery life and number of
images that can be recorded/
viewed
The tables show the approximate battery
life and the number of images that can be
recorded/viewed with fully charged
batteries at a temperature of 25°C (77°F) in
auto adjustment mode. The numbers of
images that can be recorded/viewed take
into account changing the supplied
"Memory Stick Duo" as necessary. Note
that the actual numbers may be less than
indicated depending on the conditions of
use.
Shooting still images
Under the average conditions
Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries
NH-AAA-DA (2) (supplied)
Image
LCD No. of
size
LIGHT images
ON Approx. 160 Approx. 80
2M
OFF Approx. 170 Approx. 85
ON Approx. 160 Approx. 80
VGA
OFF Approx. 170 Approx. 85
Alkaline batteries
R03 (size AAA) alkaline
batteries (2) (not supplied)
Image
size
LCD
LIGHT
ON
2M
OFF
ON
VGA
OFF
• When using Sony alkaline batteries
1) Shooting in the following situations:
– Shooting one time every 30 seconds
– The flash strobes once every two times
– The power turns on and off once every ten
times.
Viewing still images
1)
Image
size
2M
Battery
VGA
life (min.)
2) Viewing single images in order at about 3-
second intervals with [LCD LIGHT] set to
[ON]
No. of Battery
images life (min.)
Approx. 50 Approx. 25
Approx. 60 Approx. 30
Approx. 50 Approx. 25
Approx. 60 Approx. 30
2)
NH-AAA-DA (2) (supplied)
No. of Battery life
images (min.)
Approx. 3600 Approx. 180
Approx. 3600 Approx. 180
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