It seems I've been getting better battery life than most people so I
thought I'd throw my two cents in.
I've been using two rechargeable Li-Ion CRV3s in my *ist D and I get
between 1600 and 2000 shots on a charge. They're made by Lenmar and are
rated at 1350mAh. It takes about 2 hours to charge them with the
included chargers. I bought them about a year ago at Fry's Electronics
for $68 (each charger and battery set cost me $29) but they don't seem
to list them on their website so they might be a in store only thing.
Here's a link to their web page about the battery:
http://tinyurl.com/bjo4x. Planet Battery has them for $34:
http://tinyurl.com/dcpeq
I don't review my images in the camera much (but I do use the instant
review feature) and I mostly use an external flash (although I do use
wireless a lot) so that most likely has an effect on battery performance.
The price is pretty steep when compared to non rechargeable options but
I can shoot up to 1500 images in a day so with $10 for a pack for non
rechargeables the cost is offset very quickly.
Hope that helps some
david
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Subject say it all. What are YOU using, what works well, what doesn't?
What sort of battery life are you getting, and under what conditions?
Will the camera work on household electricity with a converter of some sort?
Shel
