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# Charging the battery

The battery is not charged at the time of purchase. Fully charge the battery in the battery charger before using the battery.

It is recommended that you have one extra battery.

- It is recommended to perform charging of the batter in a location with ambient temperature of 10 °C to 30 °C (same for the battery temperature).

- The supplied AC cable is dedicated for this camera. Do not use with any other device. Also, do not use AC cable from other device on this camera.

- The supplied battery charger can simultaneously charge two batteries. Also, it is compatible with the quick charge battery.

To the power outlet

Fig. 1

Fig. 2

Fig. 3

Connect the DC plug of the AC adaptor to the <DC IN 12V> terminal of the battery charger. (Fig. 1)

Connect the AC cable to the AC adaptor. (Fig. 2)

- Insert the AC cable all the way in until it stops.

Connect the power plug to the power outlet. (Fig. 2)

Mount the battery to the battery charger. (Fig. 3)

The charging lamp of the side the mounted battery will illuminate, and the charging will start.

- Place the battery horizontally along the mark, and slide it.

- Once the charging is completed, the <CHARGE1>/<CHARGE2> lamp (charging lamp) will turn off. Slide the battery and remove it.

#### Display of the <CHARGE1>/<CHARGE2> lamp

<CHARGE1>/<CHARGE2> lamp

The <CHARGE1>/<CHARGE2> lamp (charging lamp) of the supplied battery charger indicates the charging status as follows.

Display of the <CHARGE1>/<CHARGE2> lamp | Charging status
--- | ---
Green (illuminated) | Quick charging
Orange (illuminated) | Normal charging
Orange (flashing) | Stopped charging due to an error
Off | Charging is completed or the battery is not mounted

NOTE

- The battery charger will determine the status of the battery after the battery is mounted. Therefore, it may take some time until the charging lamp is to illuminate. Mount the battery again if the charging lamp does not illuminate after ten seconds or longer has elapsed.

- When two quick charging compatible batteries are mounted, the quick charging on the <CHARGE1> side will take priority, and the charging on the <CHARGE2> side will be normal charging. Once the charging of the <CHARGE1> side proceeds, the charging on the <CHARGE2> side will switch to quick charging.

  Also, depending on the charging status of the battery, the indicator on the battery that is mounted on the <CHARGE2> side may turn off.

- The battery charger will perform optimal charging after determining the status of the battery. Once the charging is started, the indicator for quick charging compatible battery will flash. Also, if it is charging on both <CHARGE1> side and <CHARGE2> side, charging of both batteries will stop when either one of the battery is mounted/removed, or replaced. It will start the charging again after determining the status of the batteries.

- Mount the battery to be charged prioritized on the <CHARGE1> side when charging.

## Standard charging time and recordable time

Battery parts number | Voltage/capacity (minimum) | Charging time | Continuous recordable time
--- | --- | --- | ---
AG-VBR59 (supplied/optional) | 7.28 V/5900 mAh | Approx. 3 hours 20 minutes | Approx. 3 hours 20 minutes
AG-VBR89 (optional) | 7.28 V/8850 mAh | Approx. 4 hours | Approx. 5 hours
AG-VBR118 (optional) | 7.28 V/11800 mAh | Approx. 4 hours 40 minutes | Approx. 6 hours 40 minutes
VW-VBD58 (optional) | 7.2 V/5800 mAh | Approx. 5 hours 20 minutes | Approx. 3 hours 10 minutes

- The charging time is the time when charged using the supplied battery charger.

- The charging time is the time when the operating ambient temperature is 25 °C and operating relative humidity is 60%. At other temperature and humidity the charging time may take longer.

- The charging time is the time to charge when the charging capacity of the battery is used up. The charging time or the continuous recordable time differs depending on the use condition such as high or low temperature.

- Continuous recordable time is the time when the camera is used fulfilling all of the following conditions. If you use the camera in other conditions, continuous recordable time will shorten.

  - When the menu settings as the factory settings (when [REC FORMAT] is set to [1080-59.94i/422ALL-I 100M]/[1080-50.00i/422ALL-I 100M]) is set

  - When the LCD monitor is used and cable is not connected to the external input/output terminal

NOTE

- Battery is warm after using or after charging, but this is not a malfunction.

- The battery can be charged with the battery charger AG-B23 (DE-A88) (optional), but it will take longer to charge.

## Checking the remaining battery level

The remaining battery level can be checked with the power status display on the LCD monitor or the indicator on the supplied battery.

### Checking the remaining battery level with the LCD monitor

The battery status display will change as → → → → → while the remaining battery level gets lower. It will flash in red when the remaining battery level is zero.

NOTE

- The power status display may not be displayed depending on the setting in the menu.

- Repair or copy of the clip, or update of the firmware is not possible when it is flashing in red.

### Checking the remaining battery level with the battery

- The remaining battery level can be checked with the indicator display by pressing the <CHECK> button on the battery when it is not charging.

  - The remaining battery level is a rough indication.

  - The indicator will not illuminate even if the <CHECK> button is pressed when the remaining battery level is zero. Charge the battery.

- The progress of the charging is notified by the flashing position of the indicator while the battery is charging.

  Once the charging is completed, the indicator turns off.

1. Indicator

2. <CHECK> button

#### Display of the indicator

- The color and illuminate/flashing status of the indicator indicated by the icon in the table are as follows.

  - : Flashing in green

  - : Illuminated in green

  - : Off

Indicator display | Remaining battery level/charging progress
--- | ---
When checking the remaining battery level | Charging
|  | 0% - 25%
|  | 25% - 50%
|  | 50% - 75%
|  | 75% - 100%

- Display of the indicator is a rough indication. If the battery is mounted to the camera or the battery charger, check the remaining level on the device the battery is mounted to. The remaining level may differ from the one displayed with the indicator on the battery.

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