Sony DSC H5 User's Guide - Page 110

On the battery charger and the batteries x On the battery charger • Do not charge any other batteries except Sony Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries in the battery charger supplied with your camera. If you try to charge any other type of battery (e.g., manganese batteries, alkaline batteries, primary lithium batteries, or Ni-Cd batteries) than the batteries specified, those batteries may leak, overheat, or explode, causing the danger of burns or other injuries. • Remove the charged batteries from the battery charger. If you keep charging them, there is a danger of leaks, excessive heat, explosions, or electric shock. • When charging a high capacity battery other than the supplied battery using the supplied battery charger, the full capacity of the battery may not be available. • When the CHARGE lamp flashes, this may indicate a battery error or that batteries other than the specified type have been inserted. Check that the batteries are the specified type. If the batteries are the specified type, remove all the batteries, replace them with new ones or another ones and check if the battery charger operates correctly. If the battery charger operates correctly, a battery error may have occurred. • If the battery charger is dirty, charging may not be performed successfully. Clean the battery charger with dry cloth, etc. 110 Batteries you can and cannot use with your camera Battery type ABC HR 15/51:HR6 (size AA) Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries 1)2) aaa LR6 (size AA) alkaline batteries2) -a- ZR6 (size AA) Oxy Nickel Primary Battery2) - a - Lithium batteries -a- Manganese batteries --- Ni-Cd batteries --- A: supplied B: supported C: rechargeable 1)NH-AA-2DB twin pack, etc. 2)Before using batteries, read the following precaution for each type of battery. As for unsupported batteries, operating performance cannot be ensured if voltage drops or other problems are caused by the nature of the battery. x On Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries • Do not peel off the external seals or damage the batteries. Never use batteries from which the seals have been partially or completely removed, or batteries that have been split in any way. These may cause leakage, explosion, or heat-up of the battery, and personal scald or injury may be caused. These may cause a malfunction of the battery charger. • Always carry the Nickel-Metal Hidride batteries in the supplied battery case. Otherwise, metallic objects may short the + and - ends, resulting in the risk of heating or fire. • If the poles of the Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries are dirty, the batteries may not charge properly. Wipe them with a dry cloth, etc. • At the time of purchase, or when the NickelMetal Hydride batteries have not been used for a long time, they may not full charge. This is typical of this type of battery, and is not a malfunction. If this happens, repeatedly using