Operating instructions

Preparation
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About the battery life and the playback time
 The battery life (By CIPA standard in Normal Picture Mode)
Supplied battery Optional battery
Capacity 740 mAh 940 mAh
Number of recordable
pictures
Approx. 300 pictures Approx. 380 pictures
Recording time Approx. 150 min Approx. 190 min
Recording conditions by CIPA standard
• CIPA is an abbreviation of [Camera & Imaging Products Association].
• Temperature: 23 °C/Humidity: 50% when LCD monitor is on.
• Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card (32 MB).
• Starting recording 30 seconds after the camera is turned on. (When the Optical Image
Stabilizer function is set to [AUTO].)
• Recording once every 30 seconds with full ash every second recording.
• Rotating the zoom lever from Tele to Wide or vice versa in every recording.
• Turning the camera off every 10 recordings and leaving it until the temperature of the
battery decreases.
The number of recordable pictures varies depending on the recording interval time.
If the recording interval time becomes longer, the number of recordable pictures
decreases. [e.g. When recording once every 2 minutes, the number of recordable
pictures decreases to a quarter.]
Supplied battery Optional battery
Playback time Approx. 280 min Approx. 360 min
Note
• The operating time and the number of recordable pictures vary depending on the
camera’s environment or using conditions.
For example, the operating time and the recordable pictures are reduced when;
– you are in low temperature areas such as on ski slopes
– Auto Power LCD Mode, Power LCD Mode or High Angle Mode (P27) is used
– the ash or the zoom operation is frequently used.
• When the operating time of the camera becomes extremely short even after properly
charging the battery, the life of the battery may have expired. Buy a new battery.