Subj : Re: Nimh Batteries
To   : Ed Vance
From : Ky Moffet
Date : Sat Jan 11 2025 13:53:00

ED VANCE wrote:
> Sometimes back was a discussion about Rechargeable Batteries use in  a Digital
> Camera.
> 
> Was using Rechargeable Batteries in a Camera a good idea or not?
> Someone Please refresh My RAM for me. Thanks.

It won't do any harm, but the problem is that cameras are fussy about 
voltage, and rechargeables often don't have enough voltage, even when 
fully charged. If they work in your unit, great. If they don't, stick 
with disposables.

My camera that takes AA batteries would not power on with NiMH 
rechargeables.

I have not tried lithium rechargeables.

I don't use Duracell/Kirkland batteries anymore, tho, because nowadays 
most of them leak, sometimes even before being used!!

The rechargeable batteries that come with cameras are crap, in my 
experience -- don't last at all (200 shots if you're lucky, which is 
nothing with a digital camera), and go flat really fast if they get even 
a little bit cold. Some of them are really expensive, and the 
aftermarket batteries are even worse crap.
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