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Battery capacity – Canon A590 IS User Manual

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Battery Capacity

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The actual figures will vary according to the shooting conditions and
settings.

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Movie data is excluded.

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At low temperatures, the battery performance may diminish and the
low battery icon may appear very rapidly. In these circumstances,
the performance can be improved by warming the battery in a pocket
before use.

Test Conditions

Number of Images Shot

Playback Time

LCD Monitor On

(Based on the CIPA

standard)

AA-size Alkaline Batteries

(included with the camera)

Approx. 200 images

Approx. 9 hours

AA-size NiMH Batteries

(NB-3AH (fully charged))

Approx. 450 images

Approx. 11 hours

Shooting: Normal temperature (23 °C ±2°C/73 °F ±3.6 °F), normal

relative humidity (50% ±20%), alternating wide angle end
and telephoto end shots at 30 second intervals with the flash
fired once every two shots and the camera power turned off
after every tenth shot. Power is left off for a sufficient amount
of time*, then the power is turned back on and the testing
procedure is repeated.

• A Canon-brand memory card is used.
* Until the battery returns to normal temperature

Playback: Normal temperature (23 °C ±2 °C/73 °F ±3.6 °F), normal

relative humidity (50% ±20%), continuous playback at 3
seconds per image.

See Battery

(p. 171)

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