Preparation11VQT1J82• After charging is completed, be sure todisconnect the power supply device fromthe electrical outlet.• The battery becomes warm after using itand during and after charging. Thecamera also becomes warm during use.This is not a malfunction.• The battery will be exhausted if left for along period of time after being charged.Recharge the battery when it isexhausted.• The battery can be charged even if it isnot fully discharged.• Use the dedicated charger and battery.• Charge the battery with the chargerindoors.• Do not disassemble or modify thecharger.• Do not leave any metal items (such asclips) near the contact areas of thepower plug. Otherwise, a fire and/orelectric shocks may be caused byshort-circuiting or the resulting heatgenerated.About the Battery(charging/number of recordablepictures)∫ The battery lifeThe number of recordable pictures (ByCIPA standard in normal picture mode[ ])Recording conditions by CIPA standard• Temperature: 23 °C (73.4 °F)/Humidity: 50% when LCD monitor is on.¢• Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card(16 MB).• Using the supplied battery.• Starting recording 30 seconds after thecamera is turned on. (When the opticalimage stabilizer function is set to[MODE1].)• Recording once every 30 seconds withfull flash every second recording.• Rotating the zoom lever from Tele to Wideor vice versa in every recording.• Turning the camera off every10 recordings and leaving it until thetemperature of the battery decreases.¢ The number of recordable picturesdecreases in Auto Power LCD mode,Power LCD mode and High anglemode (P33).• CIPA is an abbreviation of[Camera & Imaging ProductsAssociation].∫ Playback timeThe number of recordable pictures andplayback time will vary depending on theoperating conditions and storing conditionof the battery.∫ ChargingCharging time and number of recordablepictures with the optional battery pack(DMW-BCE10PP) are the same as above.• The [CHARGE] indicator lights whencharging starts.∫ When the [CHARGE] indicator flashes• The battery temperature is excessivelyhigh or low. The charging time will belonger than normal. Also, charging maynot be completed.Number ofrecordablepicturesApprox. 280 pictures(Approx.140 min)The number of recordable picturesvaries depending on the recordinginterval time.If the recording interval time becomeslonger, the number of recordablepictures decreases.[e.g. When recording once every 2minutes, the number of recordablepictures decreases to about 70.]PlaybacktimeApprox. 300 minChargingtimeApprox. 120 min