Charging the battery

Charging the battery using an optional USB-AC adapter (F-5AC)

1. Confirm that the power lever is in the OFF position.

   

2. Connect the USB cable, USB-AC adapter, and AC outlet.

   • Refrain from using any cable other than the USB cable (CB-USB11), which is sold separately.

   

   1. USB-AC adapter F-5AC (sold separately)
   2. AC outlet
   3. USB cable CB-USB11 (sold separately)

   1. USB connector
   2. Battery charge lamp
   • The battery charge lamp lights during charging. Charging with the camera turned off takes about 3 hours. The lamp goes out as the batteries reach full charge. Remove the USB cable from the camera.

   

Charging the battery using a USB device

The battery inserted in the camera will charge when the camera is connected via a USB cable to a commercially available USB device.

1. Confirm that the power lever is in the OFF position.

   

2. Connect the camera to the USB device using a USB cable.

   

   • The battery charge lamp lights during charging. Charging times vary with the output of the USB device. The lamp goes out as the batteries reach full charge.

   

• The supply of power ends when the battery is charged. Disconnect and reconnect the USB cable to resume charging.
• The camera can be powered using mobile batteries or similar devices connected via USB. For details, see “Powering the Camera via USB (Power Supply)”.

Precautions for charging

• If a charging error occurs, the battery charge lamp will blink. Disconnect and reconnect the USB cable.

• If the battery charge lamp does not light when a USB-AC adapter or a commercially available USB device is connected to the camera, charging has not started. Charging may start when you perform the following steps.

  1. Remove the battery from the camera
  2. Disconnect the USB cable from the camera, if a USB-AC adapter or commercially available USB device is connected
  3. Confirm that the power lever is in the OFF position
  4. Leave the battery out of the camera for a while, then insert it into the camera again
  5. Connect the USB-AC adapter or commercially available USB device
• Be sure to unplug the USB-AC adapter for cleaning. Leaving the USB-AC adapter plugged in during cleaning could result in injury or electric shock.
• Charging may not start depending on the ambient temperature. If this happens, the battery charge lamp will blink.
• Charging stops when the battery temperature is too high. It will resume after the battery temperature falls.
• For safety reasons, charging may take longer, or the battery may not reach full charge, when the battery is charged in a high-temperature environment.