Battery Level
The camera displays battery level as follows:
En
EN-EL3e Batteries
Control panel Viewfi nder
—
—
(blinks)
(blinks)
AA Batteries
Control panel Viewfi nder
—
(blinks)
(blinks)
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To ensure that the camera
shows the correct battery
level when AA batteries
are used, choose the ap-
Description
propriate option for Cus-
Battery fully charged.
tom Setting 32 (MB-D80
batteries) in the Custom Settings menu for the
Battery partially dis-
D80, or for Custom Setting d12 (MB-D80 battery
charged.
type) in the Custom Settings menu for the D90.
Low battery.
Ready
If the correct option is not selected, the camera
spare batteries.
may fail to function as expected.
Battery
exhausted.
Shutter release dis-
AA alkaline (LR6)
abled.
AA Ni-MH (HR6)
AA Lithium (FR6)
AA nickel-manganese (ZR6)
Description
Batteries fully charged.
Remove the batteries when the MB-D80 is not in
Low batteries. Ready
use.
spare batteries.
Batteries
exhausted.
Shutter release dis-
abled.
Battery type
Option
LR6 AA alkaline
HR6 AA Ni-MH
FR6 AA lithium
ZR6 AA Ni-Mn
Battery Info
The Battery info op-
tion in the camera
setup menu displays
information on EN-EL3e
batteries. See the cam-
era manual for details.
Battery information is listed separately for each
slot. The D80 does not display battery informa-
tion for AA batteries, while the D90 displays the
battery level only.
Note: The illustrations on this page are from the
D80.