Battery Check; Cold-Weather Operation - Minolta X-300s Instruction Manual

Battery check
T h e c a m e r a a u t o m a t i c a l l y c h e c k s
b a t t e r y p o w e r w h e n t h e s h u t t e r -
r e l e a s e b u t t o n i s p r e s s e d .
o W h e n b a t t e r i e s a r e n e a r l y e x -
h a u s t e d , t h e
m o d e
L E D l " A "
o r " M " ) i n t h e v i e w f i n d e r b l i n k s t o
w a r n t h a t f r e s h b a t t e r i e s w i l l s o o n
be needed.
o W h e n b a t t e r i e s a r e c o m p l e t e l y
e x h a u s t e d ( o r n o t
c o r r e c t l y i n -
s t a l l e d ) , n o L E D s l i g h t a n d t h e
s h u t t e r l o c k s .
Cold-weather operation
Since batteries tend to lose power
as temperature drops, always use
fresh batteries when photographing
in cold weather and keep a spare set
w i t h
y o u , p r e f e r a b l y i n a w a r m
pocket close to your body. Battery
capacity
will be restored when
t e m p e r a t u r e r e t u r n s t o n o r m a l .
For prolonged cold-weather use at
a p p r o x . O " C ( 3 2 ' F ) o r l o w e r , i t i s
r e c o m m e n d e d t o u s e s i l v e r - o x i d e
b a t t e r i e s ; i f a l i t h i u m b a t t e r y i s
u s e d b e l o w a p p r o x . 0 " C ( 3 2 " F ) , t h e
camera may not operate.