Sounds like you're using the battery grip. If so, leave the batteries in the camera. That's the way it's designed to be used.
Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tiger Moses" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 6:09 AM Subject: Anyone had this happen on *ist-D? > Initially the only batteries I put in were 4 NiMH in the battery pack and > left camera empty...everything normal. > > Then I put another set of NiMH in Camera (so now 8 batteries). Shooting - > everything normal...but come time to download, > get battery depleted message. > > Remove either set, everything fine. Have sets, get battery dead and camera > will even shut off, though neither set is dead, or even near dead! > >

