Sony DSC-P9 Operating Instructions Manual page 96

0 Battery performance decreases in low-
temperature surroundings, and the battery
life is shortened under such
circumstances. To use the battery pack
longer, we recommend you keep the
battery pack in a pocket close to your
body to warm it, and insert it in your
camera just before you start shooting.
* If you use the LCD screen or shoot a lot
using the zoom or flash, the battery power
will be used
LIP
faster.
Q We recommend having spare batteries
handy for two or three times the expected
shooring time, and try test shooting
before the acruaily using the camera.
a Do not expose the battery pack to water.
The battery pack is not water-resistant.
if the power goes off although the battery
remaining indicator indicates that the
battery pack has enough power to operate,
charge the battery pack fully again so ihat
the indication on the battery remaining
indicator is correct. Note, however, that the
correct battery indication sometimes will
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be resrored if ir is used in high
remperalures for a ;ong time or ief8 in a fu1ly
charged state, or the battery pack is
frequently used.
- if the battery pack is not to be used for a
long time. do the following procedure
once per year to maintiiin proper function
1. Fully charge the battery.
2. Discharge on your camera.
3. Remove the battery from your camera
and store it in a dry, cool place.
e To use the battery pack up on your
camera, leave the POWER button to on in
slide show playback mode (page G7j until
the power goes off.
* The battery life is limited. Battery
capacity decreases little by little as you
use ii more and more. and
as time passes.
When the battery operating time seems to
have been considerabiy shortened, a
probable cause is that the bairery pack has
reached the end of irs life.
e The battery life
varies
depending ori
storage, operating conditions. and
environment. 'and is different for each
battery
pack.