Appendix A: Batteries and camera accessories

Managing batteries

Your camera uses two AA batteries. For best results, use photo-lithium or rechargeable NiMH batteries. If you must use alkaline batteries, use high-grade “ultra” or “premium” varieties instead of ordinary alkaline batteries.

The following table shows how different types of batteries perform in different types of use scenarios:

 

 

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Type of use

Alkaline

Lithium

NiMH

Most economical (more than 30

Poor

Fair

Good

pictures per month)

 

 

 

Most economical (less than 30

Fair

Good

Fair

pictures per month)

 

 

 

Heavy use of flash, frequent pictures

Poor

Good

Good

Heavy use of video

Poor

Good

Good

Heavy use of Live View

Poor

Good

Good

Longest overall battery life

Poor

Good

Fair

Low temperature/Winter use

Poor

Good

Fair

Infrequent use (without dock)

Fair

Good

Fair

Infrequent use (with dock)

Fair

Good

Good

Want to recharge batteries

No

No

Good

 

 

 

 

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