Canon PowerShot SX10 IS PowerShot SX10 IS Camera User Guide - Page 275

273 Battery Capacity Number of Images Shot LCD Monitor On (Based on the CIPA standard) Viewfinder On Playback Time AA-size Alkaline Batteries (included with the camera) Approx. 340 images Approx. 350 images Approx.12 hours AA-size NiMH Batteries Approx. (NB-3AH (fully charged)) 600 images Approx. 620 images Approx.14 hours z The actual figures will vary according to the shooting conditions and settings. z Movie data is excluded. z At low temperatures, the batteries performance may diminish and the low battery icon may appear very rapidly. In these circumstances, the performance can be improved by warming the batteries in a pocket before use. Test Conditions Shooting: Normal temperature (23 °C ±2 °C/73 °F ±3.6 °F), normal relative humidity (50% ±20%), alternating wide angle end and telephoto end shots at 30 second intervals with the flash fired once every two shots and the camera power turned off after every tenth shot. Power is left off for a sufficient amount of time*, then the power is turned back on and the testing procedure is repeated. * Until the batteries return to normal temperature Playback:Normal temperature (23 °C ±2 °C/73 °F ±3.6 °F), normal relative humidity (50% ±20%), continuous playback at 3 seconds per image. Appendix See Battery (p. 249).