On 31/05/2018 13:09, whisky-dave wrote:
On Thursday, 31 May 2018 12:57:22 UTC+1, newshound wrote:
On 31/05/2018 12:42, stuart noble wrote:
Looking around for a Coolpix replacement battery, and most seem to specify "genuine Nikon" or, worse still, "original Nikon". What I want is a brand new sealed job, and I don't care whose name is on it. I've gone for a Hama. So far so good.
I've been buying clone batteries for my digital cameras for at least 10
years and have not yet had a problem. I must have about 20 of them.
Why do you need so many then ?
I brought my canon G10 in 2009 with one battery and havent needed to replace it yet. I brought an EOS M3 about 3 years ago and still using the same battery.
I admit I should carry at least one spare battery, but unless I had 5-10 cameras why would I need 20 batteries (unless they are AA/AAA/AAAA etc...
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My Ricoh caplio uses two standard AA cells :-).
Std, rechargeable (NiMH) or Lithium batteries can be used.
Still works 13 years after I bought it. My eyes on the other
hand struggle with the small LCD screen, almost impossible to
use the LCD in strong sunlight, but it has the advantage of
a zooming *optical* viewfinder (camera is nominally 28-80).