Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You just made a 15-year-old straight A student very happy;^) ric On Jun 7, 2007, at 6:34 PM, Don Dory wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information