18Again for safety reasons it is best to keep spare batteries in the protectivecase in which they are supplied to prevent short circuit on metal objects inyour pocket, or camera bag with the risk of fire or explosion.During continuous use the battery (and the camera) might become quitewarm however this is normal and should not be considered as amalfunction. (Unless the battery is so hot to touch that it causes personalinjury then the battery may be showing signs of failure).As the battery is used and goes through discharge/charge cycles, thebattery will eventually lose its full capacity and the recording time ornumber of shots will begin to diminish.The “official” data for the recording time or pictures being able to be shotis quoted to be 540 pictures or 270 minutes of recording in controlledconditions and is only meant as a comparison guide between models.Realistically the number of shots and recording time will be much lowerhowever this will be influenced by a host of factors like zoom used or flashenabled etc., so be prepared!BATTERYRELEASE CLIPThe Battery and memory card compartmentThe battery will only insert correctly one way, with the small notch on thebattery base being aligned to the release clip. The memory card isinserted contacts first and the logo facing the front of the camera. Torelease the memory card from the camera, press down on the card.MEMORY CARD
