Battery Performance; Recharging Nimh Batteries - HP Photosmart M437 User Manual

• The Average value is obtained with
and Playback used for 8 seconds per picture. Flash and optical zoom (both directions) are
used on 50% of the shots.
• The CIPA number is obtained using the standards established by the Camera and Imaging
Products Association.

Battery performance

The following table shows how Alkaline, Photo Lithium, and rechargeable NiMH batteries perform
in different types of use scenarios:
Type of Use
Most economical if you take more than 30 pictures per month
Most economical if you take fewer than 30 pictures per
month
Heavy use of flash, frequent pictures
Heavy use of video
Heavy use of Image Display
Overall battery life
Low temperature/winter use
Infrequent use (without dock)
Infrequent use (with dock)
Want to recharge battery

Recharging NiMH batteries

You can recharge optional NiMH batteries with an optional HP quick recharger or with an optional
HP Photosmart dock. For information about recharging NiMH batteries, as well as safety precautions
when recharging, see the documentation that came with your HP quick recharger or HP Photosmart
dock.
Picture Capture used for 15 seconds per picture
Alkaline
Poor
Fair
Poor
Poor
Poor
Poor
Poor
Fair
Fair
No
Battery performance
Photo NiMH
Lithium
Fair Good
Good Fair
Good Good
Good Good
Good Good
Good Fair
Good Fair
Good Fair
Good Good
No Good
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