At 04:41 PM 9/28/2005, Charles Robinson wrote:
With the rechargeable Li-Ion batteries (RCR-V3 from Delkin), the
indicator never goes off of the "full" mark, ever. At some point,
though, the camera just stops doing anything when you hit the shutter
button.
(Here's hoping this doesn't touch off a debate about the proper kinds
of batteries to use in the camera. Suffice it to say that if I could
afford to keep the camera fed with the legitimate, non-rechargeable
CR-V3 batteries I would do it!)
I use NiMH batteries in mine, and I have batteries that recharge in only 15
minutes. This works great for my needs. I agree that the battery indicator
is fairly useless. With the NiMH batteries, I do see the 1/2 indicator, and
I can keep shooting for a fair amount of time after that point. I can even
get a few shots with the gauge showing empty!
Since most batteries seem to last better if they are fully discharged
before recharging, I always wait till the DS says "empty" before I charge
my batteries. If I had some special mission-critical event to photograph, I
would keep a spare set of charged batteries, and always start the shoot on
fresh batteries.
take care,
Glen
