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Charging the battery 8
With the battery removed from the camera, insert the jack plug from the battery charger
into the socket on the battery grip. Insert the battery charger into a standard (100–240V~
/50–60 Hz) domestic socket.
It will take about 12 hours to load the battery properly the rst time.
ere are two types of battery charger. Please check here for the relevant description of
the LED indicator, etc.
On (not ashing) Battery is charging
Slow ashing (0.8 Hz) Charging is complete and condition is being maintained.
Or occasionally
Rapid ashing (3 Hz) Deeply discharged battery is charging (with reduced current)
Please note that rapid ashing of the LED indicator is not to be expected. e bat-
tery will not normally be so deeply discharged because the camera will shut down
automatically before complete battery discharge takes place. e indicator might
also ash rapidly for a few moments in some instances when the charger is connected
to the electrical supply. e normal indication is therefore either ‘not ashing’ or
‘slow ashing’.
continuous yellow Standby
slow ashing yellow Pre charge
rapid ashing green Charging ( <75% )
slow ashing green Charging ( >75% )
continuous green Ready ( 100% )
rapid ashing yellow Fault condition
Rechargeable battery grip – general
• Thebatteryshouldbechargedforapproximately12hoursbeforersttimeuse.
• Thebatteryisbestchargedatanambienttemperatureof10°−45°C(50°−113°F).
• Maximumbatterycapacityisreachedonlyafterthebatteryhasbeenchargedanddischargedseveraltimes.
• Avoidfrequentfulldischarges(afulldischargeissignalledbytheappearanceofthe‘Replacebattery’warningon
thegripdisplay).AsthebatteryisaLi-iontype,ithasno‘memoryeect’ofpracticalimportanceandtherefore
frequentrechargeswillcausenoproblemssuchaslossofcapacityorpoorperformance.Itisthereforebetter
policytorechargethebatteryatveryregularintervals,regardlessofuse.
• Removethebatteryifyouintendtostorethecameraforsomewhileasitwilleventuallybecomecompletely
drained,eventhoughthecameraisturnedo.
• Thebatteryhasanintegrated‘fuelgauge’capabilitythatsupportsthe‘Replacebattery’and‘Batterystatus’func-
tionsonthegripdisplay.AswithmostLi-ionbatteries,thiscapabilityshouldbeoccasionallycalibrated,depending
onhowmuchthebatteryisused.Todothis,leavethecameraon(oruseit),untilthe‘Replacebattery’warning
appears.Then,rechargethebatteryfor12hours.Thiswillimprovetheaccuracyofthemeasurements.
• Whenremovingabatteryfromthechargerandimmediatelyreplacingitwithanother,allowafewsecondsto
elapsesothatthechargercanautomaticallyresetforthenextchargingprocedure.
• Itisperfectlynormalforthebatterytobecomewarmwhenbeingcharged.
• Aslighttemporarylossofbatteryperformancemightbenoticedatveryhighorlowtemperatures.Takethe
appropriatemeasuresifthisisthecase.
• Ifyoudonotintendtousethebatteryforawhile,itisbesttostoreitatroomtemperaturewithanapproximate
30to40%charge.Youcancheckthepercentagelevelonthestatusscreen.
• AccordingtotheCIPAstandard,200shotsshouldbeexpectedfromafullychargedbattery,thoughthisdepends
oncamerause.Inpractice,however,withshortintervalsbetweenshots1,000shotscanbeachieved.
• Thebatteryshouldhaveauseableservicelifeofaround400recharge/dischargecycles.
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