Charging And Inserting The Battery - Nikon D80 Manual

Charging and Inserting the Battery

The supplied EN-EL3e battery is not charged at shipment. Charge the battery using the sup-
plied MH-18a battery charger as described below.
1
Charge the battery.
1.1 Remove the terminal cover from the battery.
1.2 Connect the power cord to the charger and plug it in.
1.3 Place the battery in the charger. The CHARGE lamp will blink
as the battery charges. About two and a quarter hours are
required for an exhausted battery to fully charge.
1.4 Charging is complete when the CHARGE lamp stops blink-
ing. Remove the battery from the charger and unplug the
charger.
EN-EL3e Rechargeable Li-ion Batteries
The EN-EL3e shares information with compatible devices. The camera uses this information to display
the battery charge state in six levels in the control panel and to show the battery charge state, remain-
ing battery life, and number of pictures taken since the battery was last charged in the setup menu
Battery Info display (
12 Introduction: First Steps
107).