On 30 May 2004 06:58:16 -0700, Jason Ducharme hath writ:

I am currently in South Korea and have been looking for rechargeable
alkaline batteries for my digital camera. It's an HP 620 and is
supposed to run on 4 x AA Alkaline batteries. Back in North America I
was using rechargeable alkaline batteries that I bought at Walmart,
but I can't find these anywhere over here.

I have, however, found rechargeable AA NiCD and NiMH batteries. Is it
ok to go ahead and use these in place of the alkalines, or will this
damage my camera?

You'll be far happier with NiMH batteries in digital camera use
versus alkaline. Don't EVEN consider NiCads.

Using Google Groups, search "NiMH" in rec.photo.digital
Limit your search to just discussions in the last 3-4 months.
Using NiMH in digital cameras is one of the *biggest* FAQ's on
usenet. :-) Every new digital camera owner shows up on
rec.photo.digital without ever reading _any_ of the archives
and asks "Can I use NiMH in my digital camera?" Occurs about
three times per day.

Probably, in your case, you should look for a wallwart-style
charger that works on "all" volts and "all" cycles: The
Pansonic BQ-390 fits that bill -- running on 100-240VAC - 50-60 cps -
charging from 1-to-4 AA's at a time. And, its mains plug folds into
the case for compact, puncture-free packing in luggage.

HTH
Jonesy
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