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Appendix A: Batteries and Camera Accessories, Managing Batteries

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Appendix A: Batteries and Camera Accessories Managing Batteries Your camera uses four 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 type of use scenarios: Type of use Alkaline Most economical (more than 30 pictures per month) Poor Most economical (less than 30 pictures per month) Fair Heavy use of flash, frequent pictures Poor Heavy use of video Poor Heavy use of Live View Poor Longest overall battery life Poor Low temperature/Winter use Poor Infrequent use (without dock) Fair Infrequent use (with dock) Fair Want to recharge batteries No PhotoLithium Fair Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good No NiMH Good Fair Good Good Good Fair Fair Fair Good Yes Appendix A: Batteries and Camera Accessories 121

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Appendix A: Batteries and Camera Accessories
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Appendix A:
Batteries and
Camera Accessories
Managing Batteries
Your camera uses four 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 type of use scenarios:
Type of use
Alkaline
Photo-
Lithium
NiMH
Most economical (more than 30
pictures per month)
Poor
Fair
Good
Most economical (less than 30
pictures per month)
Fair
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
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
Yes