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...

nate
My old rechargeable batteries are just that, old. They
no longer hold a charge as long as they should. It is
just the way they work.

One thing about rechargeable batteryies. The starting
voltage is not as high on the NiMH batteries as the
regular alkalines. So they seem to run down a lot
faster.

And beyond that I have started using Energizer E2
batteries. The set I put in the end of October
are still showing above 65% charge and I have been
through 2 parades and a fireworks display with them.
They have a very good life in cameras.

Bill Gill