Paul, My Nikon Coolpix 990 doesn't last very long on alkalines - 20-30 shots is all - that's on 4 batteries. My daughter's Optio 230 does ok on Nimh but remember that it only takes two. So they don't last as long as in the Coolpix - but I suspect that two sets probably last as long.
HTH, Bruce Saturday, August 30, 2003, 12:23:25 AM, you wrote: PE> Hi all, PE> I bought my girlfriend and Optio 230 on eBay and although all the PE> functions seem to work it seems to have a problem with batteries. It shos PE> the batteries as being exhausted way too early. The Lithium battery that PE> came with it gave up after about 25 shots, so she replaced it with a set of PE> alkalines and they showed up as depleted almost straight away. PE> She then tried another brand new set of Alkalines and again it stopped PE> working after about 5 minutes. They show up as fine with a battery tester as PE> you would expect. PE> I've put a set of Nimh rechargeables in it and they are OK so far, but would PE> really like to have the option of using regular Alkaline batteries as well. PE> I've had similar troubles with the DigiBino 100, but it doesn' like the Nimh PE> either. PE> Has anyone had this sort of trouble with any of the Optio range? PE> thanks, PE> Paul Ewins PE> Melbourne, Australia
