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"Karl Vorwerk" wrote:

I use NiMH batteries in mine and often find them dead when I want to use the
camera because I go weeks between uses. The people I know that take pictures
often recharge their batteries on a regular basis and so it's not a problem
for them.
Karl


On the subject of batteries:

Does anyone know what the marketing status is of the new Lithium-Iron
Phosphate batteries is?

Those things _seem_ awesome, 1/4 the size of comparable amp-hour
lead-acid batteries and very fast recharge. (and 4 times the price

Don't know if they'd be crap's worth of use for cameras, but the testing
reports I've seen for other uses are impressive if they're not all
pre-marketing hype.

Experimenters claim things like; 85-minute recharge time from full
discharge, 5000 charge cycles tried with 3000 being warrantable, good
high-rate discharge characteristics.

Haven't had much luck with Google searches as far as marketing status,
etc. so far.