HP Photosmart E217 User's Manual - Page 114

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 Most economical if you take more Poor Fair than 30 pictures per month Good Most economical if you take fewer Fair than 30 pictures per month Good Fair Heavy use of flash, frequent pictures Poor Good Good Heavy use of video Poor Good Good Heavy use of Live View Poor Good Good Overall battery life Poor Good Fair Low temperature/winter use Poor Good Fair Infrequent use Fair Good Fair Want to recharge batteries No No Good 114 HP Photosmart E217 User's Manual