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Thread ID: 85880 2007-12-25 20:44:00 digital cameras and batteries aidanmaz (7180) PC World Chat
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624535 2007-12-27 10:26:00 I recommend this guy (www.trademe.co.nz) on TradeMe and his Camelion rechargeable NiMH batteries. We've got two digi cameras and both use these inexpensive and decent lasting charged batteries.

We use both the Camelion charger and my Canon charger, and they each give decent life to the batteries.

Long term? I dunno, but so far we're happy.

An example of his products for sale is here (www.trademe.co.nz).
Greg (193)
624536 2007-12-27 21:28:00 Firstly don't use heavy duty batteries. Use Alkaline or Lithium if your camera takes them. To make the batteries last longer turn off the lcd display. (use the
viewfinder)

Be careful with LITHIUM batteries. Being an Olympus fan I have just bought my wife an Olympus camera - pretty cheap and simple compared to mine. It's fantastic - I am very impressed. But browsing through the instructions of the computer discovered that Lithium batteries should not be used on this camera - instead NiMH are recommended. So I bought a couple with charger from DSR. Up to that point I was thinking of getting Lithium AA batteries.
I have no idea why Lithium should not be used.

Check your manual (the advanced one to be used on the computer not the little booklets).
Tom
Thomas01 (317)
624537 2007-12-29 11:12:00 yeah it says Nimh or alkaline AA only. i was thinking of trying Energiser Batteries, would they work? as i was using "extra heavy Duty" panasonics aidanmaz (7180)
624538 2007-12-29 20:15:00 yeah it says Nimh or alkaline AA only. i was thinking of trying Energiser Batteries, would they work? as i was using "extra heavy Duty" panasonics

If you go into a DSE shop or a camera shop,tell them what you have and they will give you precisely what you require.
Cicero (40)
624539 2007-12-30 04:18:00 The whole point about having a digital camera is to be able to use the LCD screen as much as you like, specially for taking landscapes on a tripod but also for being able to review your shots for sharpness, correct exposure etc.

I would never trust a camera LCD display for focus or exposure evaluation, they don't have the definition needed to accurately assess focus, and the ambient light stuffs up any hope of checking exposure (apart from which the LCD viewfinder is unlikely to be set up for WYSIWYG image display).

You can fix mild to moderate exposure issues using the gamma function in Irfanview (or other image manipulation software) but nothing can really fix focus problems, though the sharpness function can help with minor errors.

Cheers

Billy 8-{)
Billy T (70)
624540 2007-12-30 17:20:00 I would never trust a camera LCD display for focus or exposure evaluation, they don't have the definition needed to accurately assess focus, and the ambient light stuffs up any hope of checking exposure (apart from which the LCD viewfinder is unlikely to be set up for WYSIWYG image display).

You can fix mild to moderate exposure issues using the gamma function in Irfanview (or other image manipulation software) but nothing can really fix focus problems, though the sharpness function can help with minor errors.

Cheers

Billy 8-{)
I think most here would concur B,so well done.
Cicero (40)
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