Operation Manual

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Camera Preparations
• Before charging, check that the battery pack is in the camera.
• When you first purchase the camera, you need to charge the battery fully.
• Leaving or repeatedly charging the battery pack or the camera with the battery pack
installed in a hot location may impair battery pack performance and reduce the number of
shots that can be taken. When this occurs, purchase a new battery pack.
• You can check the battery level by switching the camera on. (
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3 Grip the battery pack and pull it out
of the camera.
• Take care not to drop the battery pack. Strong
impacts caused by being dropped can cause the
battery pack to leak fluid.
• If you do not intend to use the battery pack for a long
period, store it in a cool, dark place.
Charging the Battery
Connect the AC adapter to the camera
to charge the battery pack.
Full charging takes around 3 hours.
Turn the camera off during charging.
The caution LED (red) lights during charging and goes
off after roughly 2 hours, at which point the battery
pack is 90% charged. Leaving the AC adapter
connected for another hour charges the battery pack
fully.
Loading the Memory Card
1 Check that the camera is switched
off and then open the card/battery
cover.
Slide the card/battery cover in the direction of the
arrow (U) to open it.
Caution LED
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