Nikon Coolpix S4 User Manual

6

First Steps

The camera uses two AA batteries. Depending on the country or region of 
purchase, the package will include either alkaline batteries or an MH-71 bat-
tery charger with rechargeable EN-MH1-B2 batteries.

1

 Charge the batteries (EN-MH1-B2 batteries only)

If the camera came with a battery charger and rechargeable Nikon EN-MH1-B2 
NiMH batteries, charge the batteries as described below.  If the camera came 
with a pair of alkaline batteries, skip to Step 2 on the following page.

Read and follow the warnings and cautions on pages ii–iii and 84 of this 
manual.  The camera can be used with AA alkaline (LR6) batteries, Nikon rechargeable 
EN-MH1-B2 NiMH batteries, ZR6 oxy-nickel batteries, and FR6/L91 lithium batteries. Do 
not mix old and new batteries or batteries of different makes or types. Batteries 
with the following defects can not be used:

Charge EN-MH1-B2 batteries before fi rst use. Charge and use as a set: do not charge 
batteries one at a time or mix batteries from different pairs. Note that the batteries may 
tend to discharge more quickly when new or after a long period of disuse. The batter-
ies will retain a charge longer once they have been used and recharged several times. 
“Memory” effects that result in reduced battery capacity can be avoided by periodically 
refreshing the batteries as described in the Appendix (

 93).

Peeling or 
damaged
insulation

Insulation does 
not reach nega-
tive terminal

Flat
negative 
terminal

1.1 Plug the charger in

Connect the power cable to the charger (

햲) 

and then plug it into a power outlet (

햳). The 

CHARGE lamp will light (

햴).

1.2 Charge the batteries

Insert the batteries as indicated on the charger. 
The CHARGE lamp will start to blink. Charging 
is complete when the lamp stops blinking.

A pair of new or fully exhausted batteries will 
charge in about two and a half hours.

햲

햲

햳

햳

햴

햴