Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
Jeni78:
What size camera are you looking for? there are full size, compacts and subcompacts.
What size camera are you looking for? there are full size, compacts and subcompacts.
I think you might have misunderstood what I was saying. I am not saying that you can't get a lot out of those rechargables. You can, I agree. What I am saying is that they will not last forever and when they get to the point of not taking a full charge they become a pain in the butt.The new generation of rechargables from Energizer are amazing. I can take over 400 pictures on one set of 4 batteries if I'm at the zoo or something.
I did NOT have that experience with the proprietary batteries, quite the opposite. If I forgot at the end of the day to put it on the charger, within a week no matter how many pictures, the batteries were dead. It was embarrassing to my boss to have the camera die during a photo shoot and have no back up.As for the proprietary batteries, the latest generation are far superior to rechargable double A's. While you get 400 pictures on one set I have gotten over 2,000 without even making a dent in the power consumption. I have left my camera on for over a month at a time and the battery did not even drain noticeably at all. After a month of having it on I was able to pick it up and snap thousands of shots with plenty of juice left to continue if I wanted.
There are positives and negatives to both I am sure and both are improving every year it seems.
I am guessing (and perhaps I am wrong) that your experience with those batteries may not be very current. As I mentioned, huge advances have been made in batteries recently.I did NOT have that experience with the proprietary batteries, quite the opposite.
Nikon D70SI'm curious what type of camera you had that didn't have an auto shut off.
The numbers I gave were based on my Nikon D70S which can be used professionally (although it is more a pro-sumer level than professional level camera) however my experience is not limited to that level of camera. I am also basing my statements on the 3 average user type point and shoot cameras I have bought for my wife as well as the point and shoot I helped my dad buy for my mom, my two old point and shoots, my daughters point and shoot, and my MIL's point and shoot.I think we are talking from two different perspectives. I am talking to the general user that's said they've never used a digital, someone like my aunt, boss, or father. You are talking on a more professional level which is a bit above the average users needs.
This is a generalization that is not necessarily true. I am a camper and backpacker and I would much prefer proprietary over AA. The cameras are smaller and lighter (substantially so these days) and I do not want to have to carry bulky extra AA batteries especially when every ounce counts.Campers and backpackers, for instance, prefer AA over proprietary batteries.
I am a camper and backpacker and I would much prefer proprietary over AA.
Is 6 months recent?I am guessing (and perhaps I am wrong) that your experience with those batteries may not be very current. As I mentioned, huge advances have been made in batteries recently.
Yeah that is recent.Is 6 months recent?
I recommended the brand based on my experience and I was thrown under the bus for it.
No, not with you, with my boss.I am not sure what you mean by you were thrown under the bus for it? We were both just expressing our different, but equally valid opinions.