Kodak DX3900 User Guide
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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.
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.
Status Display. If no symbol appears, your
battery is fully charged.
Low
—batteries soon need to be
replaced or recharged.
Exhausted (blinking)
Exhausted (blinking)
—
batteries are too weak to power the camera.
Replace or recharge the batteries.
Replace or recharge the batteries.
For guidelines on battery usage, see
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
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
.
Automatic
Powerdown
Powerdown
Activated
after
after
Camera Behavior
To reactivate
camera
camera
Power Save off 5 minutes All camera circuits turn off.
The lens cover remains
open, with the lens
retracted.
open, with the lens
retracted.
Turn the power switch
off, then back on.
off, then back on.
Standard
Power Save on 1 minute