- 8 -About the batteries■About batteries that you can use with this unitLR6/AA alkaline batteries or optional HR6/AA rechargeable Ni-MH (nickel metalhydride) batteries can be used with this unit.● EVOLTA (EVOIA) batteries (Panasonic battery) can also be used.● The following batteries cannot be used.Manganese batteries, lithium batteries, nickel batteries, Ni-Cd batteries, OxyridebatteriesIf these batteries are used, the following problems may occur: battery leakage,incorrect display of remaining battery power, failure to turn on camera, damage todata written to built-in memory or card, and other troubles.● Never use batteries such as those indicated below.Batteries with all or part of their covering peeled off, or batteries with flat poles.Guidelines for the number of recordable pictures and operating timeThe number of recordable pictures or available operating time may vary according tosurrounding environment and usage conditions. Figures may be reduced if flash, zoom,or other functions are used frequently, or in colder climates.Supplied batteries oroptional Panasonic alkalinebatteriesFully-charged Panasonic Ni-MHbatteries (optional, when thebattery capacity is 1950 mAh)Number of recordable pictures Approx. 160 pictures Approx. 320 picturesRecording time Approx. 80 min. Approx. 160 min.Playback time Approx. 480 min. Approx. 640 min.●Recording conditions by CIPA standard• CIPA is an abbreviation of [Camera & Imaging Products Association].• [Normal Picture] Mode.• Temperature: 23 °C (73.4 °F)/Humidity: 50%RH when LCD monitor is on.• Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card (32 MB).• Using the supplied batteries• Starting recording 30 seconds after the camera is turned on. (When the OpticalImage Stabilizer function is set to [ON].)• Recording once every 30 seconds with full flash every second recording.• Perform a zoom operation every recording (W end → T end, or T end → W end)• Turning the camera off every 10 recordings and leaving it until the temperature of thebatteries decreases.Number reduced if intervals are longer – e.g. to approx. one quarter for 2-minuteintervals under the above conditions.