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3.
Close the battery cover.
• For information about how to replace the battery,
see page 171.
Checking Remaining Battery Power
As battery power is consumed, a battery indicator on the monitor screen indicates
remaining power as shown below.
Remaining Power
Battery Indicator
Indicator Color
indicates battery power is low. Charge the battery as soon as possible.
Recording is not possible when
• The level shown by the battery indicator may change when you switch between the
REC mode and PLAY mode.
• Leaving the camera for about one day with no power supplied while the battery is
dead will cause its date and time settings to be cleared. A message telling you to
configure time and date settings will appear the next time you turn on the camera
after restoring power. When this happens, configure date and time settings (page
155).
• See page 191 for information about battery life and memory capacity.
Battery Power Conservation Tips
• When you do not need to use the flash, select ? (Flash Off) for the flash setting
(page 44).
• Enable the Auto Power Off and the Sleep features to protect against wasting
battery power when you forget to turn off the camera (pages 157, 157).
• Select "Off" for "Continuous AF" (page 95).
• Avoid unnecessary optical zoom operations.
High
*
Cyan
* Amber
is indicated. Charge the battery immediately.
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Low
*
*
Red
*
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