I have had three digital camera, an Olympus C-700, C-5050, and Pentax *ist D. All use 4 AA cells or 2 CR-3V lithium. All three cameras have excellent battery life, as long as I use good quality NiMH cells, lithium AA, or lithium CR-3V. I really like the fact that both my current cameras (C-5050 and Pentax DSLR) use the same batteries. On day trips I shoot with AA NiMH that have 2500 mAH capacity and carry one spare set. I found all three cameras to last for several days of pretty intense shooting, with maybe 20% use of flash.. For extended trips, I use lithium AA's in the C-5050. On a recent trip of a week, I shot 900 photos on one set. Avoid alkaline batteries. They have a gradual discharge curve as opposed to teh suddent drop off of NiMH and lithium, and you can't use the full capcity in cameras. The one time I had to use alkalines in my old C-700 (I forgot the charger!), it ate 20 AA Duracells in two days. If that happens again I'll buy lithiums at the supermarket. I suspect most of the bad rep digital cameras have comes from older cameras or the use of alkalines. I have a Pentax Optio WP on order- my first camera to use a proprietary, rechargeable LiIon battery. I'm not happy about that but the camera's other advantages I hope will offset that. I bought one spare battery. After I test the battery life, I'll either buy more batteries for extended trips, or use my small solar panel (1.5 watts) to charge the spare. Bruce Flagstaff, AZ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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