Subj : Nimh Batteries
To   : Mike Powell
From : Ed Vance
Date : Sat Jan 11 2025 17:06:16



> I don't know if it is really a good idea or not, but most digitial cameras
> these days come with rechargable batteries and (presumably) these are the
> only types of batteries they will work with.

> I have an older Fuji that takes AA batteries.  I may have been the one
> asking if it was a good idea to use rechargable AAs in it.  Any camera I
> have bought since then comes with a proprietary rechargable battery.  I can
> pop a spent one out and put a charged one in, so that is better than most
> new cell phones these days.

> I say I am not sure it is a good idea because those batteries don't last
> long.  I had four batteries for one camera... two that came with it, and
> two extras that I bought.  The two that came with it swelled up and had to
> be properly disposed of before they exploded.

> Same thing with my Kodak.  It came with one battery that had to be replaced
> after a couple of years as it, too, started to swell.

> They are real hard to get out of the camera if that is where they start
> swelling.

> Luckily, both cameras will run off an external power source.  I have a USB
> power bank I was able to plug into the charging port on the camera and snap
> pictures until I could get a replacement battery.

> Mike

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The film camera I use to use took a coin battery.
When it wasn't being used I took the coin cell out and put it in a zip lock
plastic bag then put the bag in the camera case.
Also scribbled on a piece of paper "No Battery" then Scotch Taped the note over
the battery compartment on the camera.

The first Digital Camera came with a Rechargeable Battery.
I think it was at Radio Shack where I found a AC Charger for that type of
battery.
Bought a second battery for that camera so I'd have a spare to use when I
needed it.
I carried that camera on my belt in a Chase Logic (TM) bag.
Used it over 10 years until I fell down and the camera wouldn't turn on.
Called camera store and was told they can't repair it.

Next camera, that I use now, uses 4 AA Cells.
Got it from a family member who had 't used it since getting a Smartphone to
take pictures with.

The first Digital camera is a Olympus Stylus 7030.  The current camera is a
Canon PowerShot A630.
Ed
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