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i also have a Yashica ez zoom autofocus camera(regular 35 mm film).
its manual also says not to use NiCD, or Lithium batteries and to only
use alkaline AA cells.

NiCads are 1.2V, Lithium CELLs are 3V. Either one is bad news for a
camera - the NiCad won't last long enough, and might not work at all - and
the 3V Lithiums would tend to fry it.

Energizer Lithium AA and AAAs are voltage-limited to 1.5V, which
should make them OK.

CAn anybody explain why this is?
anyway i ve been using two NiMH batteries for the camera for a while
without any problems.will i damage my camera?

Are they 1.5V? If so, then they're OK. If not, but are 1.2V, then
it's not a matter of damage usually but of shortened life since the camera
will shut down on low voltage LONG before the cells are actually depleted.

RwP