Thanks Rob, that may well be the case. I bought the charger and batteries
as a set (Energiser), and followed the recommended procedures for fully
charging and discharging, particularly in the early part of their use, and
have never been really satisfied. I'm now trying Li-Ion disposables as a
comparison! I might next try getting a new set of Ni-Mh's just to see
whether they will last longer after charging up.
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 9:10 AM
Subject: Re: broke my istD
On 17 Oct 2005 at 11:36, John Coyle wrote:
The only
thing I have found is that the battery life is not very long, far less
than some
users have reported: in one session, at my grand-daughters' birthday, I
had to
change batteries after only 35 frames. Possibly because I was using the
review
screen quite a lot to check that I had got the shot I wanted... In
general I
find the battery status indicator will be at half-full for quite some
time, but
will then suddenly show empty, when you really do have to change
batteries.
Hi John,
A set of good well charged Ni-MH (2300-2500mAh capacity) should last
1200-1500
shots per charge in normal use. It sounds to me like your charger has
fried
your batteries.
Cheers,
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10 Hours
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/
Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
