Battery Performance; Recharging Nimh Batteries - HP PhotoSmart M525 User Manual

Appendix A

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 Live View
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 NiMH batteries in the camera when the camera is connected to an optional HP AC
power adapter. You can also charge the batteries in an optional HP Photosmart dock that has a
battery bay or with an optional quick recharger.
The following table shows the average recharge time for a fully discharged battery, based on
recharge location.
Charge location
In camera with the HP AC
power adapter connected
In camera connected to the
HP AC power adapter
through an HP Photosmart
dock
40
Average Signals
charge time
12–15 hours Charging: Camera's Battery Charging light blinks
and the animated battery icon is displayed.
Charging complete: Camera's Battery Charging
light turns on solid and the battery gauge changes
to
12–15 hours Charging: Dock's camera battery charging light
blinks.
Charging complete: Dock's camera battery
charging light turns on solid.
Alkaline Photo
Lithium
Poor Fair
Fair Good
Poor Good
Poor Good
Poor Good
Poor Good
Poor Good
Fair Good
Fair Good
No No
on the Image Display.
NiMH
Good
Fair
Good
Good
Good
Fair
Fair
Fair
Good
Good