You can use either of the two following methods to charge the camera's battery.
To charge with the USB-AC adaptor
1. Turn off the camera.
2. After connecting the supplied USB cable to the USB-AC adaptor, plug the power cord into a household
power outlet.
3. Connect the USB cable to the camera.
The back lamp should light red, indicating that charging has started.
The back lamp will go out when charging is complete.
It takes about 240 minutes to bring a fully dead battery to a full charge.
• A battery that has not been used for a long time, or ambient temperature extremes can cause charging
to take longer than normal. If charging takes longer than about six hours, a timer will terminate it
automatically, even if the battery is not fully charged. This is indicated by the back lamp flashing red.
If the battery has not been used for a very long time, charging may be terminated automatically and
the back lamp may start flashing red after only about 45 minutes. In either case, disconnect the USB
cable from the camera and then reconnect it to resume charging.
4. After charging is complete, disconnect the USB cable from the camera and then unplug the power
cord from the power outlet.
To charge using a USB connection to a computer
1. Turn off the camera.
2. With your computer turned on, connect the camera to it.
The camera's back lamp will light red. After a short while, the camera will turn on automatically and
the back lamp will light amber to indicate that charging has started.
The back lamp will light green when charging is complete. Note, however, that some computer models
or connection conditions can produce low supply capacity.
If low supply capacity exists, charging will start without the camera turning on.
This is indicated by the back lamp lighting red. The back lamp will go out in this case after charging is
complete.
• A battery that has not been used for a long time, certain types of computers, and connection conditions
can cause charging to take more than approximately six hours, which will trigger a timer that terminates
charging automatically, even if the battery is not fully charged. If this happens, disconnect and then
reconnect the USB-AC adaptor is recommended. If the battery has not been used for a very long time,
charging may terminate automatically and the back lamp may start flashing red or go out after only about
30 minutes to 45 minutes.
In either case, use of the USB-AC adaptor that comes with the camera is recommended.
3. After charging is complete, disconnect the USB cable from the camera and then from the computer.
You also can use the optionally available special charger (BC-130L option) for charging.
