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Battery usage for HP215

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Posted on March 10, 2001 at 23:26:34
RBP


 
I just bought an HP215, and after about 30 shots, the brand new AA batteries are Dead!

These are Fresh eveready ones too!

We are talking 30 pictures with flash, over a 10 min period, and dead batteries.

It has been sugessted that I get rechargables. With the 1.2 instread of 1.5 volts....looks like they would die even faster!

If this is what the major expense of digital cameras is, well it is not what I had hoped for. Great little camera, but jeeeze...the Drain!!!

Let me know your thoughts...and if you think this is normal.

 

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Re: Battery usage for HP215, posted on March 11, 2001 at 00:33:19
Rodney Gold
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 Digicams eat batts , I use NiMh 1600 ma rechargeables for my Nikon and it's flash as well as a zillion other things at home , it's the only way to go.
Using conventional batteries is a disaster and is really only meant for emergencies
Rodney Gold

 

Digicams are major battery suckers., posted on March 11, 2001 at 01:25:29
jj
 I can only echo Rodney's pointing you to metal hydride rechargables. Get yourself several sets of batterys and a good charger.

www.bhphotovideo.com is a place to look.

Photo.net has a very good forum on reputable mail-order companies. READ IT BEFORE YOU USE A MAIL ORDER COMPANY!!!!!!!!
JJ

 

How many Pictures?, posted on March 11, 2001 at 09:55:35
RBP


 
I can get Rodney about 30 pics, then the light comes on, and no more.

Will the NiMh Batts last longer at all, or just that I get rechargability?

Those buggers cost much?

What is cool, is I can get literally Hundreds, if not thousands of AA's for free, buy going to a camera Shop, and asking for the batteries from their disposable camereas. All I have to do is sign a sheet saying they will be disposed of properly.

The 30 shots came from a new set though. I tryed a set from the rubbish dump, got 26 out of those, but I see I will "wear out" the Battery compartment cover.

Rodney, your help is alway appreciated, and the whole "deal" of the Digital camera is fasntastic (for what I am doing with it).

I do have an ME super Pentax as my regular "beater" .

 

Found it...Twice as many(nt), posted on March 11, 2001 at 20:38:04
RBP


 
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Re: Battery usage for HP215, posted on November 2, 2001 at 03:42:25
Ray


 
I have a HP210, difference is older serial connected battery. I don't use the color view finder (told me in the book it shortened battery life). I took 129 pics the other day (bought 64 card) and had power to spare when done. This is great, considering my older camera ate CR123 batteries ($5 to $6 a pop) like candy. Ray

 

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