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| Thread ID: 50230 | 2004-10-14 13:34:00 | about Memory Cards for Digital Cameras | Shaggy (4731) | PC World Chat |
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| 281167 | 2004-10-15 10:01:00 | I can always try & find em on the net & courier em down. | Shaggy (4731) | ||
| 281168 | 2004-10-15 10:06:00 | Bought 128MB SD Card for about $30 odd from flashcards.co.nz. Fast delivery and very easy to do business with. |
sam m (517) | ||
| 281169 | 2004-10-15 10:54:00 | Might compare with the SuperCheapPC.biz Thanks for the address :) |
Shaggy (4731) | ||
| 281170 | 2004-10-15 18:47:00 | Shaggy, As regards to batteries in digital camera's and the like, not just any old battery will do. Your stock standard eveready battery will give up the ghost after just a few shots, more so if you are using the flash. You can buy Lithium camera batteries AA size at about $20 for a pair but these are a ONE time use battery. Best bet go rechargable, get NiMh ( Nickel Metal Hydride ) batts. Energizer do a pair of 2300 mAh Energizer Digitals for $13 at Pak & Save. You also buy the charger with two bundled batteries but these are only the 1700 mAh batts, this pack costs around $35 Don't overcharge them, typically a AA batt charged in pairs will take 4-6 hours unless your using a speed charger. They should also be good for up to 1000 cycles if you look after them and don't overcharge, flatten them properly etc You mentioned the Powerhaus charger - this comes with 4 2300 mAh AA batts, it also has a cigerette lighter attachment for charging on the run in your car, price wise this is around $90 but will give some more flexibility especially if your out and about and run out of battery power despite still wanting some more shots. Digital cameras are a fairly high drain device and will suck a battery dry fairly quickly especially if you are using the LCD screen and or the flash, so carrying a spare set or two with you is a good idea. |
Exwesty (5639) | ||
| 281171 | 2004-10-15 23:15:00 | Yea, I've been looking on the net & that, I figure I might get 4 from trademe, I should be able to get a reasonable price. Might grab the 2 at Pak & Save to keep me going til then. Thanks for the info, didn't realise that cameras drained that much :/ |
Shaggy (4731) | ||
| 281172 | 2004-10-15 23:30:00 | Actually a good place to find things cheap is Pricespy.co.nz - it compares the prices of all online retailers of computer gear in NZ and finds the cheapest - usually Flashcards.co.nz has the cheapest. I bought a MMC card off them myself - cheapest, nastiest - did the job very nicely indeed. | bRaZZiN (2228) | ||
| 281173 | 2004-10-15 23:35:00 | Pricespy.co.nz havent heard that address before, Thanks for that, I'm having a look at it now | Shaggy (4731) | ||
| 281174 | 2004-10-16 04:54:00 | Hi Shaggy Am finding using a digital camera a very steep learning curve but very exhilarating (am really good at spelling - but Mrs Misty had to help me out on that one !). My camera says not to use lithium batteries so be really careful to check ! I notice that another contributor said they were good - but if you get the wrong one then it could overheat. At the moment it feels like a minefield so am reading the instructions like never before (usually I refer to them as a last resort). I have ordered a battery charger, based on info from Bazza and g/f, who really know their stuff. In the meantime threw in some AA batteries from The Warehouse, which only lasted for about eight shots. Mind you have since discovered am using the largest setting, which means that we could print on A4 size paper, which we have not the slightest intention of doing at the moment. A very steep learning curve !!! Misty B-) PS - on reading this seems more about me than you - so apologies about that - then you may still pick up something !! |
Misty (368) | ||
| 281175 | 2004-10-16 05:19:00 | Exwesty has summed it up well for batteries. If you use cheap AA's (non-alkaline) you are wasting both the time it takes to put them in and the money. Camera's draw around 1 amp. A cheap "heavy duty" or "super heavy duty" battery destroys itself trying to deliver this. Alkalines handle it OK. It makes little difference what "setting" the camera is as to current drain. Unless a lithium is designed for high current it will fail (and possibly overheat). As well as that, you would have to be very rich to even consider the lithiums. They are dearer than rechargeables. Even if camera's allow it, I would never recharge a NiMh battery in the camera, only in a charger. The smart chargers protect the battery from overchargung, and if the battery does leak its cheaper to toss the charger than the camera. Most camera shops sell the charger/battery combinations. They are not expensive. I therefore can't understand the trepidation. 4 x 1800 - 2300 mAh batteries combined with a smart charger would be around $60 or $80 tops. Readily available at DSE or any camera or electronics store. These look OK at a quick glance. www.dse.co.nz $79.90 (or $38.27 trade price) Thats a good price at trade rates! |
godfather (25) | ||
| 281176 | 2004-10-16 07:22:00 | That Digitor from Dick Smith looks excellent godfather. Nevertheless for the same price, and thanks to great background advice from you and Bazza I am ordering for the same price a "Maha" MH-C401FS, which come with 4X 2200 aH, and a car kit. The blurb says - >>>Maha Battery Chargers now have the added benefit of what is called "Flex Pulse" which means regardless of the batteries capacity they are charged to their maximum, and normal conditioning is no longer necessary as the pulse eliminates the memory effect just by charging the batteries. > The link is Maha (www.1newzealand.co.nz) ...or maybe I have missed something (again !) Misty :| |
Misty (368) | ||
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