Casio GV-20 Owners Manual - Page 33

GETTING ACQUAINTED The following examples show how alkaline battery life changes under different conditions. Example 1: Intermittent use of the camera shortens battery life. Conditions • Temperature: 25°C • Repeat of a cycle of recording of one shot per minute for 10 minutes, followed by one minute of playback, and a nine minutes of power off • Flash on Approximate Battery Life: 160 minutes (146 shots) Example 2: Low temperatures shorten battery life. Conditions • Temperature: 0°C • Repeat of a cycle of recording of one shot per minute for 10 minutes, followed by one minute of playback, and a nine minutes of power off • Flash on Approximate Battery Life: 25 minutes (23 shots) q About rechargeable batteries Use only the nickel-metal hydride batteries (NP-H3) that are available from your dealer as options for this camera. Proper camera operation is not guaranteed when other rechargeable batteries are used. AC Adaptor/Charger : BC-3HA Nickel-metal hydride batteries (4-battery set)/Quick Charger Set : BC-1HB4 Nickel-metal hydride batteries (4-battery set) : NP-H3P4 IMPORTANT! • Be sure to keep all four batteries together as a set at all times, for both charging and powering the camera. Mixing batteries from different sets can shorten overall battery life and cause malfunction of the camera. • Rechargeable batteries cannot be charged while they are loaded in the camera. 33