Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ric, They are giving you incorrect information. Regular alkaline batteries drop in voltage below what the camera can use even though the batteries have ma to go. If you will pick up some Eveready lithiums at Wal-Mart or Office Depot (lowest prices) you should get something over 300 frames before they give out. Or, you could pick up some rechargeable NiMH of at least 2300 MaH and they should last 300 or so frames before they need to be recharged. I picked up some at Wal-Mart for less than $20 with a 1 hour charger, prices should be less now. Really, this AA thing has way too many goofy answers floating about as folks try to sell something. Just remember voltage over time curves and that electronics need a certain minimum voltage to function. The Samsung is a good camera as are the many Canon A series and many other cheapish digitals out there. On 6/7/07, Ric Carter <ricc@mindspring.com> wrote: > > Phil Swango wrote a few weeks ago about a $99 Samsung 6 megapixel > camera he picked up. > > What was the model, Phil? > > I just got a S630 ($99 at Circuit City) for my youngest. It killed a > pair of Duracell AAs in less than 10 frames. A cheaper pair of AAs > wouldn't even boot the camera. Called support and they said that 10 > to 15 frames was normal for Alkaline AA., but they could sell me NiMH > rechargables that would get maybe 3 times that life. That tells me > that this is NOT the camera I want. > > Suggestions for a decent $100 digital for a kid who takes snapshots > of friends? > > Thanks > > Ric > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Don don.dory@gmail.com