On Sep 28, 2005, at 1:41 PM, Charles Robinson wrote:
The battery indicator on the D is pretty hopeless. Full, half,
dead. As soon as it goes off full, I replace the batteries.
Sounds as though the DS is the same.
Same for the DS. With NiMH, I'd go to half for a minute and then
it's back up to full.. but the camera clearly has less and less
power until the camera would just plain give up (without much of a
clue from the battery indicator on top).
With my NiMH or with CRV3/AA Lithium cells, full, half, empty and
flashing ... change now.
(Here's hoping this doesn't touch off a debate about the proper
kinds of batteries to use in the camera. Suffice it to say that if
I could afford to keep the camera fed with the legitimate, non-
rechargeable CR-V3 batteries I would do it!)
I dunno. It all depends how much shooting you do. A set of AA or CRV3
Lithium disposables lasts about 1100-1300 exposures. Energizer AA e2
Lithiums are running about $14 for a pack of 8 at discount retailers,
on average. I use NiMH AAs for day to day use and charge them every
week, usually make 200-300 exposures per week. If I made 100
exposures per week, I'd stick with the Lithiums only. 10 weeks = $8
isn't that expensive and it's more reliable.
Godfrey
