HP Photosmart M527 User Guide - Page 40

Appendix A Battery performance The following table shows how Alkaline, Photo Lithium, and rechargeable NiMH batteries perform in different types of use scenarios: Type of Use Most economical if you take more than 30 pictures per month Most economical if you take fewer than 30 pictures per month Heavy use of flash, frequent pictures Heavy use of video Heavy use of Live View Overall battery life Low temperature/winter use Infrequent use (without dock) Infrequent use (with dock) Want to recharge battery Alkaline Poor Photo Lithium Fair NiMH Good Fair Good Fair Poor Poor Poor Poor Poor Fair Fair No Good Good Good Good Good Good Good No Good Good Good Fair Fair Fair Good Good Recharging NiMH batteries The first several times you recharge NiMH batteries, they may not provide the number of shots per charge that you expect. Their performance will improve after the batteries have been charged, then discharged completely four or five times. You can use the camera normally to discharge the batteries during this conditioning period. You can recharge NiMH batteries in the camera when the camera is connected to an optional HP AC power adapter. You can also charge the batteries in an optional HP Photosmart dock that has a battery bay or with an optional quick recharger. The following table shows the average recharge time for a fully discharged battery, based on recharge location. Charge location Average charge time In camera with the HP AC 12-15 hours power adapter connected In camera connected to the HP AC power adapter through an HP Photosmart dock 12-15 hours Signals Charging: Camera's Battery Charging light blinks and the animated battery icon is displayed. Charging complete: Camera's Battery Charging light turns on solid and the battery gauge changes to on the Image Display. Charging: Dock's camera battery charging light blinks. Charging complete: Dock's camera battery charging light turns on solid. 40