Preparing the battery
Charging the battery pack
Charge the battery pack using the supplied battery
charger. You cannot charge the battery pack
attached on the camcorder.
1
Insert the battery pack into the battery charger.
2
Connect the battery charger to the wall outlet
(wall socket).
The CHARGE lamp lights up.
Lit: The battery is being charged.
Off: Normal charge is completed.
An hour after off: Full charge is completed.
For the USA and Canada
Plug
CHARGE lamp
18
US
to the wall outlet
(wall socket)
For other countries/regions
CHARGE lamp
Power cord (mains lead)
Charging time
The following table shows the charging time in
minute required to charge a fully depleted battery
pack at a temperature of 25 °C (77 °F). The
charging time varies depending on the operating
conditions. See page 40 on the recording time
available.
Battery pack
Full charge
NP-FV70
550
(supplied)
NP-FV100
960
• We recommend charging the battery pack in an ambient
temperature of between 10 °C and 30 °C (50 °F and 86 °F).
You may not be able to efficiently charge the battery pack
outside of this temperature range.
to the wall outlet (wall
socket)
Normal charge
490
900