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Charging battery
Always charge before first use! (battery shipped uncharged)
■About batteries that you can use with this unit
It has been found that counterfeit battery packs which look very similar to the genuine
products are made available to purchase in some markets. Some of these battery
packs are not adequately protected with internal protection to meet the requirements
of appropriate safety standards. There is a possibility that these battery packs may
lead to fire or explosion. Please be advised that we are not liable for any accident or
failure occurring as a result of use of a counterfeit battery pack. To ensure that safe
products are used we recommend that a genuine Panasonic battery pack is used.
•Use the dedicated charger and battery.
•The camera has a function for distinguishing batteries which can be used
safely. The dedicated battery supports this function. The only batteries
suitable for use with this unit are genuine Panasonic products and batteries
manufactured by other companies and certified by Panasonic. (Batteries which
do not support this function cannot be used). Panasonic cannot in any way
guarantee the quality, performance or safety of batteries which have been
manufactured by other companies and are not genuine Panasonic products.
Insert the battery terminals and attach the battery
to the charger
Connect the charger to the electrical outlet
●Plug-in type ●Inlet type
Battery
Charger
(model-specific)
• The AC
cable does
not fit
entirely into
the AC input
terminal. A gap will remain.
●Charge the battery with the charger indoors
(10 °C - 30 °C).
Detach the battery after charging is
completed
●The battery charger is in the standby condition when the AC power is supplied.
The primary circuit is always “live” as long as the battery charger is connected to
an electrical outlet.
Guidelines for number of recordable pictures and operating time
The number of recordable pictures or available operating time may vary according to
surrounding environment and usage conditions. Figures may be reduced if flash, zoom,
or other functions are used frequently, or in colder climates.
■Recording still pictures
Number of recordable pictures Approx. 260 pictures By CIPA standard
Recording time Approx. 130 min
●Recording conditions by CIPA standard
• CIPA is an abbreviation of [Camera & Imaging
Products Association].
• [Program AE] Mode
• [GPS Setting] is set to [OFF]
• Temperature: 23 °C/Humidity: 50 %RH when
LCD monitor is on.
• Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card
(32 MB).
• Using the supplied battery.
• Starting recording 30 seconds after the
camera is turned on. (When the Optical
Image Stabilizer function is set to [ON].)
• Recording once every 30 seconds with full
flash every second recording.
• Rotating the zoom lever from Tele to Wide or
vice versa in every recording.
• Turning the camera off every 10 recordings
and leaving it until the temperature of the
battery decreases.
Number reduced if intervals are longer – e.g. to approx. one quarter for 2-minute
intervals under the above conditions.
■Recording motion pictures
[Rec Quality]
[AVCHD] [FSH] [Motion JPEG] [HD]
Available recording time∗1About 70 minutes About 85 minutes
Actual available recording time∗2About 35 minutes About 40 minutes
●Recording conditions
• Temperature 23 °C, humidity 50 %RH
• [GPS Setting] is set to [OFF]
∗1 An AVCHD motion picture can be recorded continuously for up to 29 minutes 59 seconds when
[GFS] or [FSH] is set.
A maximum of approx. 2 GB of continuous motion picture can be recorded in [Motion JPEG]
format. (Even if there is more than 2 GB of available space on the card, the available recording
time will be calculated for a maximum of 2 GB.)
∗2 The time you can actually record when repeatedly turning the power on and off, starting and
stopping recording and using zoom.
■Viewing pictures
Playback time About 210 minutes
