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Charging the Nickel-Metal hydride batteries (continued)
Battery remaining indicator
As the battery power decreases with use, 
the Battery remaining indicator displays 
the amount of power remaining using the 
following symbols.
If the LCD screen is off, press the DISPLAY/
LCD ON/OFF button to turn it on.
Based on the conditions under which the 
camera is being used and the state of the 
charge, or on the environment, this 
information may not be correctly indicated.
When the AC adaptor is being used, the 
Remaining battery information is not 
displayed.
The POWER SAVE function
When the POWER SAVE function is set 
to ON, you can shoot for a longer period of 
time. 
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Turn the Mode dial to SET UP, and set 
“POWER SAVE” in “SETUP 2” to “ON”. 
When the camera is shipped from the 
factory, this item is set to “ON” (page 98).
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Set the POWER SAVE switch to ON. 
When the camera is shipped from the 
factory, this switch is set to ON.
When the POWER SAVE function is 
ON
The LCD screen will be darker than it is when 
POWER SAVE is set to OFF. You cannot 
change the settings for “LCD BACKLIGHT” 
at this time (page 98).  To make the available 
shooting time even longer, it is recommended 
that you turn off the LCD screen and use the 
Finder to do your shooting (page 32).
In Flash mode, the “
” (No flash) is 
displayed. If you want to shoot using the 
flash, press v ( ) on the control button, and 
select “ ” (forced flash) or Auto (page 30).
When the power turns on, the Flash mode is 
normally set to “
” (No flash).
When the flash is charging (“ ” the Flash 
charge lamp blinks), the LCD screen turns 
off.
In shooting still images, the focus only 
focuses when the shutter is pushed down 
halfway.
Battery 
remaining 
indicator
Battery remaining 
guidelines 
(A full charge is 100%)
Sufficient power 
remaining
Battery half full
Battery low, recording/
playback will stop soon.
Flashing
Change the batteries for 
fully charged ones, or 
charge these batteries.
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Inserting the batteries
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Open the Battery cover.
Slide it in the direction of the arrow, and it 
opens out.
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Insert the batteries.
Match the 
+
/
− poles of the batteries to the +
/
− marks inside the battery case.
Occasionally clean the poles of the batteries 
and the terminals of the Battery cover by 
wiping them with a dry cloth. If the poles of the 
batteries or the terminals become covered with 
a film of dirt or oil from the skin, the operating 
time of the camera can be greatly reduced.
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Close the Battery cover.
Close the Battery cover while holding the 
batteries in. Make sure the cover is closed 
securely.
To remove the batteries
Stand the camera on end, open the Battery 
cover upward, then remove the batteries.
Make sure you don’t drop the batteries when 
opening or closing the Battery cover.
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