Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks we're trying the NiMH route -- charging now will check the battery settings as soon as we have power ric On Jun 7, 2007, at 8:41 PM, Phil Swango wrote: > Ric Carter wrote: > Phil Swango wrote a few weeks ago about a $99 Samsung 6 megapixel > camera he picked up. > > What was the model, Phil? > ========================== > > Same one, Ric. S630. But I have a couple of comments. First, the > Samsung > has a menu setting for type of battery. The default setting is > NIMH. When > I first got mine the switch was set to AA and my first NIMHs didn't > last > very long either. Then I changed the switch back to NIMH, > recharged the > 2300 mah batteries and have had no further problems. I use the > camera every > day and only recharge every few days. I've never kept track of the > actual > number of shots but I haven't had a (NIMH) battery run down since > that first > incident. Considering it's a 2-AA system I'd say battery life is > about > average. Maybe not as robust as my Canon, with 4 AAs. I also keep > an extra > set of charged batteries in my bag. > > I'm quite happy with the Samsung but there are so many variables in > picking > a digital camera that it's hard to advise someone else. I also > have a Canon > A610, which is a "better" camera, but I prefer using the Samsung. > For one > thing it's a lot lighter. I really like having a cheap, worry-free > camera > in my bag at all times and if I lost it I'd buy another. > > I posted some Samsung shots a while back. If anyone's interested, > here's > the link again: > > http://picasaweb.google.com/paswango/Samsung > > > > > > -- > Phil Swango > 307 Aliso Dr SE > Albuquerque, NM 87108 > 505-262-4085 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information