8First StepsFirst StepsInserting BatteriesOpen the battery-chamber cover• Slide the battery-chamber cover latch as illus-trated (c), pull the battery-chamber cover (d)and open (e).Insert the batteries• Insert the batteries as shown in the label insidethe battery chamber.Close the battery-chamber cover• Close the battery-chamber cover (c) and slideit in until it latches (d). Be sure that the bat-tery-chamber cover is properly latched.Your camera uses:• LR6 (AA) alkaline batteries (×2), or• Nikon EN-MH1 rechargeable nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries (×2), or• ZR6 (AA) nickel manganese batteries (×2), or• FR6/L91 (AA) lithium batteries (×2)*Do not mix batteries of different types.[IMPORTANT] Battery TypeTo improve battery performance, select the type of battery currently inserted in the camera in theSET-UP menu. The default setting is the type of the included batteries. For cameras purchased inEurope, if included batteries are alkaline, change the default setting to Alkaline. When any othertype of battery is used, turn the camera on and change the setting (Q 111).1AA batteries23