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Nate Nagel wrote:
Hi all,

I just recently bought myself a new digital camera, as my old one was
eating batteries. The new one worked fine for about a month or so of
occasional use, and then when the batteries that shipped with it wore
out I replaced them with a pair of Energizer NiMH rechargeables that had
been sitting on a charger in my room for about the same amount of time
(since I'd moved, anyway) my new camera is saying "battery depleted"
now which makes me think maybe old camera is actually OK (I stopped
using it because it would kill the batteries after only 3-4 pictures)
and just my batteries are Tango Uniform. But they are only maybe a year
old, what gives? Are alkalines really my only choice here? they don't
last very long in a digicam...

If your Energizer batteries are made in Japan, it is a quality issue with
that particular source. This is widely known on the digital camera
newsgroups - a place where you can get more focused answers on digicams
than a newsgroup devoted to home repair.

Try a different brand.