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Checking the batteries, Automatic powerdown saves batteries – Kodak DX3900 User Manual

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Chapter 1

Checking the Batteries

Check the battery power level in the Status Display before you begin taking
pictures. Don’t miss an important picture because the camera batteries are low
or exhausted.

1

Turn on the camera.

2

Check the battery symbol that appears in the
Status Display. If no symbol appears, your
battery is fully charged.

Low

batteries soon need to be

replaced or recharged.
Exhausted (blinking)

batteries are too weak to power the camera.
Replace or recharge the batteries.

For guidelines on battery usage, see

page 79

.

Automatic Powerdown Saves Batteries

The automatic powerdown feature helps extend battery life by turning off the
camera when it has been inactive (no buttons pushed and no pictures taken)
for the given time period. For details on the Power Save feature, see

page 39

.

Automatic
Powerdown

Activated
after

Camera Behavior

To reactivate
camera

Power Save off 5 minutes All camera circuits turn off.

The lens cover remains
open, with the lens
retracted.

Turn the power switch
off, then back on.

Standard

Power Save on 1 minute