Insert Batteries Into a Camera
Cameras demand a lot from batteries and drain their power quickly. Installing camera batteries is one of the first operations to learn with each new camera, and it soon becomes one of the most frequently practiced. Various camera models use batteries developed to store more power and deliver volts more efficiently for the demands of electronic photography. Learn to install the camera battery type that powers your photo equipment.
Instructions
1. Read the product user's guide for power cell specifications before purchasing or installing any camera batteries. Some cells may fit into a camera battery chamber but not be suitable for the camera.
2. Install a lithium ion battery pack for a high-performance digital camera. Open the battery compartment door by pressing a release button, or shifting the door to the side to release the latch and swing the door open. Insert the battery pack so the shape conforms to the compartment opening. There is only one way the pack will fit. Press the power pack all the way into the compartment. A retaining clip may snap into place behind it to hold it in place against the contacts, or it may rely on the compartment door to secure it. Close the compartment door and snap it latched.
3. Install silver oxide batteries into 35-millimeter film cameras. Open the battery chamber by slipping the edge of a coin into the slot and turning counterclockwise. The chamber cover may be attached to a sleeve for holding the camera batteries, or it may simply cover the port. Find the plus and minus polarity marks on the flat sides of the camera battery disks. Cameras take between two and four silver oxide cells. Place the disks into the camera according to the polarity instruction marks. Each disk will face the same direction, with the plus side of one disk touching the minus side of the adjacent one. Close the chamber by turning the cover clockwise.
4. Install AA batteries into a variety of film and digital cameras. Choose between rechargeable nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) or disposable alkaline types. Open the battery chamber cover as the camera design dictates. The cover may be slotted for turning with a coin, there may be a slip latch that has to be pushed, the cover itself may shift for latch release, or there may be a flap that pulls out for turning between a thumb and finger. Slip the specified number of batteries into the chambers, tunnels or casings according to the plus and minus polarity marks on the camera. The protruding caps on the AA cells mark the plus side.
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