Canon EOS 50E - Manual (Page 18)

I Before You Start
Checking the Battery Level
While pressing the lock release
* button, turn the Command Dial to a
Programmed Image Control mode
or Creative Zone mode.
^ The battery level will be displayed
“ on the LCD panel by one of the
following symbols:
: Battery level OK.
: Keep spare battery handy.
Battery is almost exhausted.
See page 7.
• The battery level can be checked virhen the
Command Dial is unlocked and when the
shutter is released
2CR5 Lithium Battery Service Life
Ambient
Temperature
0% Flash Use 50% Flash Use 100% Flash Use
At 20‘>C 90 (110) rolls 35 (40) rolls 18 (20) rolls
At-20°C 45 (50) rolls 14 (15) rolls 6 (7) rolls
No of 24-exposure rolls based on Canon’s Standard Test Method with a new battery and
EF 50mm f/1 4 USM lens.
Operating the camera without film will still consume battery power and reduce the number of
rolls that can be taken with the battery
In parentheses. No of rolls without the use of Eye-Controlled Autofocus
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if nothing is displayed on the LCD panel, the battery may have been installed
incorrectly. Take out the battery and install it correctly.
Before using the camera, check the battery level.
In areas where 2CR5 batteries may not be easily available, take spare
batteries with you.
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