Performance per Battery Type
The following table shows how Alkaline, Lithium, and rechargeable NiMH batteries perform in different types of use scenarios:
Type of use | Alkaline | Lithium | NiMH |
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Most economical if you take more | Poor | Fair | Good |
than 30 pictures per month |
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Most economical if you take less | Fair | Good | Fair |
than 30 pictures per month |
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Heavy use of flash, frequent | Poor | Good | Good |
pictures |
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Heavy use of video | Poor | Good | Good |
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Heavy use of Live View | Poor | Good | Good |
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Overall battery life | Poor | Good | Fair |
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Low temperature/winter use | Poor | Good | Fair |
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Infrequent use (without dock) | Fair | Good | Fair |
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Infrequent use (with dock) | Fair | Good | Good |
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Want to recharge batteries | No | No | Yes |
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