From: Bill Collins (photo@intrex.net)
Date: 07/18/01-01:04:34 PM Z
>Rechargeable batteries are a problem. they take a long time to recharge and
>have a lot less capacity than the good non rechargeable kinds.
Not necessarily true in digital cameras! In normal use, an alkaline (non re-chargable) battery has about 4x the capacity of a typical NiCd (rechargable) battery or 1.5-2x the capacity of the newer type NiMh (rechargable) batteries. BUT, under the extremely high current drain of many digital cameras, the alkaline battery loses most of its capacity while the rechargable types retain a larger part of their capacity and actually last longer. In one Kodak camera (sorry, I don't know the model number (its owned by a co-worker who's out of the country right now) alkaline batteries last about 1/10 as long as the NiMh rechargables. The situation is so bad with the alkalines that Kodak advises against their use, suggesting re-chargables or lithium batteries (of the Kodak brand, of course) Kodak included a pair of AA NiMh batteries and a pair of lithium for emergency use.
Bill
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