Digital Camera Batteries

[fergalthefish]

in a standard (point and shoot, fairly basic) type of digital camera is it better to buy one that uses Li-ion batteries or normal alkaline ones? any reasons for particular choices appreciated too. thanks.

 

[shaz3271]

my camera wont work with nothing but lithium batteries , i recommend those.

 

[stumpy57]

in a standard (point and shoot, fairly basic) type of digital camera is it better to buy one that uses Li-ion batteries or normal alkaline ones? any reasons for particular choices appreciated too. thanks.

well if you use a normal batteries you will be going to the shop all the time to get new ones as thay dont last long i use a olympus e500 wich use.s a lith ant i can take about 1000 photos on one charge i will leve you to work it out

 

[fergalthefish]

in a standard (point and shoot, fairly basic) type of digital camera is it better to buy one that uses Li-ion batteries or normal alkaline ones? any reasons for particular choices appreciated too. thanks.

well if you use a normal batteries you will be going to the shop all the time to get new ones as thay dont last long i use a olympus e500 wich use.s a lith ant i can take about 1000 photos on one charge i will leve you to work it out

so do they hold a charge well? or does it lose its charge easily after multiple charges?
oh and thanks for reply btw

btw i am talking about Li-ion batteries specifically rather than those batteries that are lithium(does that make sense??)

 

[Colin_T]

If the camera can take normal AA alkaline bateries then buy yourself a couple of sets of Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries. They can be recharged hundreds of times and are a lot cheaper than the lithium ion batteries. Energiser, Duracel and heaps of other companies do them and you can buy a 4 pack from most shops for about $20AU. Then you can charge them up in any battery charger suited to NiMH.
NiMH batteries do best when kept topped up and should not be completely drained like Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cad) batteries.
NiMH batteries come in a range of amps. Try to buy some with a 2500 or 2600mAh rating. They will have more power for longer than batteries with a lower rating, say around 1600-1800mAh rating. (mHa = milli Amp hour and is how many amps the batteries have). The more amps the more power. They still produce the same volts, 1.2v, but just last a lot longer and you get more pictures per set before they need recharging.

 

[fergalthefish]

If the camera can take normal AA alkaline bateries then buy yourself a couple of sets of Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries. They can be recharged hundreds of times and are a lot cheaper than the lithium ion batteries. Energiser, Duracel and heaps of other companies do them and you can buy a 4 pack from most shops for about $20AU. Then you can charge them up in any battery charger suited to NiMH.
NiMH batteries do best when kept topped up and should not be completely drained like Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cad) batteries.
NiMH batteries come in a range of amps. Try to buy some with a 2500 or 2600mAh rating. They will have more power for longer than batteries with a lower rating, say around 1600-1800mAh rating. (mHa = milli Amp hour and is how many amps the batteries have). The more amps the more power. They still produce the same volts, 1.2v, but just last a lot longer and you get more pictures per set before they need recharging.

ay.....wot.......er.......brain sizzle............lol only joking colin thanks for reply

 

[wendywc]

My personal experience...

The Canon I used to have used AA batteries. I bought rechargeable NiMH batteries for them and those seemed to lose their charge after a while (that is, not last so long). Plus I had to stay on top of them, charging them everytime before I headed out.

The Panasonic that I have now is great; it came with a lithium ion battery and charger and it holds its charge at least 4X longer then the batteries for my old Canon. Plus a single charge lasts long enough for me for three solid days of picture taking. Granted the Canon was a few years old and they have better models now, but I'd never go back to AA's or NiMH.

 

[SLC Flyfishing]

It's a lot of personal preference. I can see value in both, it's nice to have a proprietary battery that lasts longer and can be recharged, but it's nice to be able to walk into essentially any retail location and get replacements when your batteries go out. I shoot with a DSLR that has a battery pack and I can get a thousand or so shots between a charge. But there have been times where my battery has run dry while I was away and couldn't re-charge it. Those times I would have killed for the ability to throw a few AA's into the camera and keep shooting. I may buy a Pentax K200D soon because I want to have the option to use AA's alongside my current camera.

SLC

 

[geo7x]

I use rechargables in my DSLR as then I can just recharge from home and don't have to go out just to get batteries, if I take the camera out somewhere to take photos then I never go for long so 1 charge is more than enough.


If you get rechargables it is best to go to a specialist camera shop as they are more likely to have to stronger batteries that you will need, the recharging kits you get from a diy centre or whatever are not usually strong enough and do not last very long.

 

[shelaghfishface]

i picked up some batteries at the same time i got my camer and the assistant took them out of my hand and said" oh no they are no good for a digital camera, you`ll need these "
£15, yeah i needed them like a gun to my head lol, but they are charging and lasting for the time being- they are nimh batts

 

[Ian H]

i use some uniross rechargable (1300ah or something? no good with batteries ha ha) they were £7 in Poundstretcher/instore

Last ages for me, i used to buy the cheap ass 4 batteries for a £1 but they lasted 2 photos and died!!!!

 

[Hawkins]

Li-Ion is better, from my experience

 

[wendywc]

Hey SLC, you can buy and charge a spare lithium ion battery to have with you. Then you'd have the spare after your 1000+ shot, all-day long, shooting session.

 

[SLC Flyfishing]

Hey SLC, you can buy and charge a spare lithium ion battery to have with you. Then you'd have the spare after your 1000+ shot, all-day long, shooting session.

Yeah, and I've been meaning to put one on order for over a year now and have never gotten around to it.

SLC

 

[gaz gun man]

I carry 3 batteries for my D200, I only buy official batteries and they're £60, so the initinal outlay is expensive but once thats taken care of I can shoot all day without problems.

I wouldnt personally buy a camera that uses standard aa batteries, tbh