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Technical Help & Discussion => Self Building, Upgrading & General Hardware Help => Topic started by: Rodders on December 28, 2002, 13:47

Title: Hungry Cameras
Post by: Rodders on December 28, 2002, 13:47

Quote from: Tony on December 28, 2002, 10:45

...it's running at a set of batteries a flash nigh on, so it was expensive really  >:(

Tony, digital cameras in general, absolutely eat batteries, so get yourself a charger and a couple of sets of NiMh cells.  A charger for 4xAA's, complete with 4 NiCad AA batteries, set me back about 8 quid in Dixons.  A set of 4 NiMh AA cells costs around a fiver in Asdas.  Do it.  :)

Title: Hungry Cameras
Post by: Tony on December 29, 2002, 01:03

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Quote from: Rodders Tony, digital cameras in general, absolutely [i

eat[/i] batteries, so get yourself a charger and a couple of sets of NiMh cells.  A charger for 4xAA's, complete with 4 NiCad AA batteries, set me back about 8 quid in Dixons.  A set of 4 NiMh AA cells costs around a fiver in Asdas.  Do it.  :)

Cheers Rodders,

Dixons it is then, because I was begining to think 'biro's to this for a lark'  ::)

Title: Re:Hungry Cameras
Post by: Lona on December 29, 2002, 15:40

I have one of these Kodak digital camera's with it's own docking thingy. It sits on charge by the PC and very seldom does it run out of charge.
It's also one button transfer and all your pictures are loaded instantly on to the PC. The only thing to remember is to delete pics you have already transfered or you get the same ones time after time being transferred. I'm still learning all the features that the camera has. I take rubbish pictures so it's great being able to delete all the rubbishy ones. :)

Title: Re:Hungry Cameras
Post by: Tony on December 31, 2002, 22:07

All sorted Rodders, I got a charger and a spare set of batteries.

cheers

Title: Re:Hungry Cameras
Post by: bat69 on December 31, 2002, 22:08

did you get the English instructions to go with them tho?  ;)

Title: Re:Hungry Cameras
Post by: Tony on February 19, 2003, 13:57

:lol:

Update:

No probs since taking Rodders advice, I bought two sets of NI-MH 1300mHa. I'm still on the first set first charge and it going fine. Still a crap camera but for £30 what do you expect. ::)

How you dong with yours Simon ?

Title: Re:Hungry Cameras
Post by: Simon on February 19, 2003, 18:33

I'm not really using it much Tony.  I'm actually hoping to get a half decent one (Toshiba) off a mate for a reasonable price.   ;)

Title: Re:Hungry Cameras
Post by: Rodders on February 19, 2003, 21:18

About to fall off the back of a lorry, eh?  *nudge*   ;)

Title: Re:Hungry Cameras
Post by: Simon on February 19, 2003, 22:35

Not exactly - it was part pf a PC package that is not needed, as they already have one.

Title: Re:Hungry Cameras
Post by: bat69 on February 19, 2003, 22:51

Well I got myself a Cannon PowerShot A40, and I made sure I got a set of rechargeable batteries to go with it. I really do think manufacturers should include them as part of the camera package

Title: Re:Hungry Cameras
Post by: Rodders on February 20, 2003, 22:03

If manufacturers provided them with most battery-operated devices, there would be less of a toxic legacy going into landfill for our descendants to deal with later.

Title: Re:Hungry Cameras
Post by: bat69 on February 20, 2003, 22:37

That is so very true Rodders