Power Requirements
- Q1
- How can I charge the camera's battery?
- A1
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You can use either of the two following methods to charge the camera's battery.
To charge with the USB-AC adaptor (Charging time: Approximately 4 hours)
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.
The back lamp indicates the current charging condition as described below.Lamp Status Description Lit Red Charging Flashing Red Abnormal ambient temperature,
USB-AC adaptor problem,
or battery problemOff Charging complete
To charge using a USB connection to a computer1. 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.
- Charging time is affected by the type of computer being used and by connection conditions.
- USB data communication may not be possible during charging, depending on the certain computer model
being used or connection conditions.
- Connect directly to a USB port what supplies a current of 500mA. For details about the power supply
capacity of a computer's USB port, contact the manufacturer of the computer.
- The back lamp indicates the current charging condition as described below.Lamp Status Description Lit Red,
(Lit/Flashing Amber)Charging Flashing Red Abnormal ambient temperature,
charging terminated by the timer,
or battery problemOff, (Lit Green) Charging complete
is turned on during charging.
*1 When charging with power supplied from a computer's USB port, turning on the camera
while the indicator is lit red will cause it to change to orange, which indicates USB data
communication.
NOTE
- 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.
You also can use the optionally available special charger (BC-130L option) for charging.
IMPORTANT!
• Use only a specified USB-AC adapter and/or USB cable for charging. Use of a non-specified charger
can result in charging problems.
• Never use the supplied power cord with any other device.