8Charging the BatteryLong battery life is one of the key benefits of this productcompared to others. Your camera battery has alreadybeen charged prior to shipment, you should be able totake pictures without recharging it. However, just to besafe, you may want to follow the instructions below tomake sure that your camera is fully charged beforeleaving home.The lithium-polymer battery used in the camera rechargesautomatically when the camera is plugged into a PC viathe USB cable. In order to charge the battery the first time,first install into your computer using the provided USBcable. When the battery is charging, the green LED willblink. When charging is complete, the red LED will besteady on.