How can I get the most out of aa batteries on my digital camera?

Question

I was told there are batteries that claim to get 5,000 pictures per charge.Is this information correct? If so what brand?

Elvis now can you simply that in english? I was asking for makes of batteries,not cameras.

Thanks for the battery advice.Just what I was asking :)

Answer 1

never heard of 5000 images per charge, but I think energy management is key. If your camera has viewfinder, use it as much as possible because using the LCD screen consumes much battery life. And turn the camera off when not in use. Also, transferring images via USB cord and camera into your computer uses the battery a lot too. Use a card reader for that purpose.

The best AA batteries you can buy for your camera are lithium. They cost 3-4 x more than alkaline, but last 10 x longer, maybe more. good luck

Answer 2

There is absolutely no way a battery for a digital camera will last for 5,000 shots. I would stay away from any manufacturer or retailer saying so.

One way to help out AA batteries is to turn the lcd off. You would be amazed at how much energy the lcd sucks from the batteries. Another good tip would be to minimize flash use.

Also I would look into using "Hybrid" AA batteries instead of just normal AA batteries. These batteries can be recharged overe and over like normal nimh batteries, but the don't drain like normal nimh batteries. If you charge a normal nimh battery and leave it sit for a week it will be drained by the time you use it. These batteries hold their charge very well, up to 80% retention after a year without use.

Here is a link for more info:

http://www.batterygenie.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=11

Here is a link where you can get some of these:

http://www.batterygenie.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1_77

Answer 3

No battery will ever give you 5000 shots per charge. For cost effectiveness you should use rechargeable NiMH batteries. Any good brand will do, but make sure they are of a high capacity (something like 2500-2700mAh).

This type of battery will not reach it's full capacity until it's been through several charging cycles and will also drain of power when not used, so always make sure you give them a charge before you need to use the camera for the day.

You can also use non-rechargeable AA Lithium batteries (like Energizer e2). They last much longer than ordinary batteries (up to 600 shots, depending on your particular camera and usage) but are quite expensive, so not a good idea to use all the time. They are, however, good as a backup or if you have no access to power for charging your NiMH batteries.

To maximize battery life you should limit the use of the flash and the LCD (turn off in-between shots). You can also use the viewfinder (if you have one) to compose your shots, instead of relying on the LCD.
good luck...

Answer 4

If you can turn off the lcd picture preview display on your camera (that's usually a menu option on most digitals) that will help
and also you might want to look into getting rechargeable batteries.

Answer 5

no, it is not true
don't believe everything you hear or read
example from dcresource
Canon PowerShot S2 IS 550 shots 2300 mAh NiMH
Canon PowerShot S3 IS 550 shots 2500 mAh NiMH
Fuji FinePix S5200 500 shots 2500 mAh NiMH
Fuji FinePix S9000 340 shots 2500 mAh NiMH
Kodak EasyShare P850 290 shots KLIC-5001
Kodak EasyShare Z612 262 shots KLIC-8000
Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6 420 shots 2500 mAh NiMH
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7 320 shots CGR-S006
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30 280 shots CGR-S006
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1 250 shots CGA-S007
Samsung Digimax Pro815 450 shots SLB-1974
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H2 400 shots 2500 mAh NiMH
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H5 340 shots 2500 mAh NiMH