Simon King mused: > > * Had some major learning to do regarding battery capacity. After using > it for twenty minutes (and not even taking a single frame) I was rudely > told that the battery was depleted and it shut down. This was with a > freshly charged set of 2100mAh NiMh batteries.
That seems excessive. You should get an order of magnitude more time than that; several hundred minutes on playback only (maybe a little less with other activities). > * I feel a lot more secure now that I've taken out special insurance on > the camera - about AU$50 per annum. Always a good idea with expensive, easily-portable items. > * I've already broken my own rules and deleted a heap of files. Bad idea. Get a CD burner *now*.
