Sony DSC W5 Operating Instructions - Page 91

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 dry cells, 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. Batteries you can use with your camera HR 15/51:HR6 (size AA) Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries (2) • NH-AA-DA (2) (supplied) • NH-AA-2DB twin pack (not supplied), etc. R6 (size AA) alkaline batteries (2) Batteries you cannot use with your camera Manganese batteries Lithium batteries Ni-Cd batteries If you use the above batteries, we cannot guarantee full performance of the camera by property of the batteries, such as brownout of the batteries. 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 up the batteries fully, and then recharging them should correct the problem. • If you recharge Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries before fully using up the existing charge, the low battery warning may be displayed sooner than expected. This is called the "memory effect."* If this problem occurs, charging the batteries only after using up the existing charge will correct it. * The "memory effect" - the situation in which the capacity of the battery is temporarily lowered. • To use up the batteries completely, put the camera in the slide show mode (page 39) and leave it that way until the batteries are used up. • Do not mix new and used batteries. • Do not expose the battery to water. The battery is not water-resistant. Effective use of Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries • Batteries are discharged even when they are not used. We recommend you charge the batteries just before using them. • Battery performance decreases in lowtemperature surroundings, and the battery life is shortened under such circumstances. To use the battery longer, we recommend you keep the battery in its case in a pocket close to your body to warm it, and insert it in your camera just before you start shooting. 91 Others