Number of Shots per Battery Type
The following table shows the approximate number of shots under heavy, light, and average use conditions for Alkaline, Lithium, and rechargeable NiMH batteries.
| Approximate | Approximate | Approximate |
| number of | number of | number of |
| shots under | shots under | shots under |
Battery type | heavy use | light use | average use |
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Alkaline | 50 | 150 | 100 |
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Lithium | 300 | 700 | 500 |
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NiMH | 150 | 300 | 225 |
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In the table above, please note that, in all cases, four pictures are taken per session with at least a 5 minute break between sessions. In addition:
•The heavy use number of shots is obtained with extensive use of Live View (30 seconds per picture) and Playback (15 seconds per picture), and Flash On.
•The light use number of shots is obtained with minimal use of Live View (10 seconds per picture) and Playback (4 seconds per picture). Flash is used on 25% of shots.
•The average use number of shots is obtained with Live View used at 15 seconds per picture and Playback used for 8 seconds per picture. Flash is used on 50% of shots.
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