Lithium AA cells
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Illum
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theres batterystation also
Is batterystation doing these again? I haven't been around for a long time, but last I knew they quit after having a couple of them explode, and I don't see them on their site, only the Energizer ones.
Fallingwater
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Digicams should only be used with rechargeables. If you're worried about self discharge, get Eneloops or their clones.
Lithium AAs are better than alkalines at coping with high draws, but they are still not suitable for a digicam.
Lithium AAs are better than alkalines at coping with high draws, but they are still not suitable for a digicam.
I have no idea where you came up with that idea, but boy, it it wrong. Lithium AA cells are great for use in digital cameras. They deal with the duty cycle just fine, and are much better in cold temperatures than Nimh cells.
David_Campen
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This statement is incorrect.
Illum
Flashaholic
lithium AAs are created originally for cameras, they are only "not suitable" if you plan on taking lots and lots of pictures...in that case rechargeables are your best option
Fallingwater
Flashlight Enthusiast
In this sense even carbon-zinc cells are "suitable", as in "will power the digicam and let it take a few shots".
Lithium AAs will do that too and last for considerably more shots than carbon-zinc or alkaline, but for best battery life and economic value rechargeables NiMH AAs are still the best to use in a digicam, at least in my experience.
Dead_Nuts
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So, where is the best (cheapest) place to buy then? I'll buy in quantity to get a good deal.
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Christexan
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That's the key word, "value", a lot depends on how you use your camera... if you are a household user who pulls the camera out once in a while for a special occassion or something exciting happens at the house (skunk in the yard, transformer on fire, whatever), takes 10 or 20 shots and puts it away again for another week or more, then rechargeables (excluding possibly Eneloops) are a terrible choice as they'll be dead through self-discharge and lack of recharging on a regular basis when you need them. In that case, lithiums are a much better choice for utility, as they'll last for 100s of pictures, and won't self-discharge in the camera (excluding any draw the camera may pull when "off", which will kill any battery obviously, so pull batteries out of cameras when putting it away for awhile). For the above user, a set of lithiums might last a year or more in the camera before replacement. Having to remember to recharge NiMH each time you need the camera leads to missed opportunities.
Having said that, if you take pictures regularly during the week/month and are good about remembering to recharge them regularly, NiMH are a better value in the long term.
And both are better than alkaline, including the "ultra" alkalines which are all terrible for camera use (but get the job done cheaply at least in a pinch).
So lithiums are wonderful for digital cameras, especially with sporadic periods of usage, but for regular heavy usage (more than 2 days a week and more than a few pictures a session) NiMH will pay for themselves over lithiums in short order. And if you just keep rechargeables on the charger all the time anyhow, then obviously no reason to use lithiums.
Having said that, if you take pictures regularly during the week/month and are good about remembering to recharge them regularly, NiMH are a better value in the long term.
And both are better than alkaline, including the "ultra" alkalines which are all terrible for camera use (but get the job done cheaply at least in a pinch).
So lithiums are wonderful for digital cameras, especially with sporadic periods of usage, but for regular heavy usage (more than 2 days a week and more than a few pictures a session) NiMH will pay for themselves over lithiums in short order. And if you just keep rechargeables on the charger all the time anyhow, then obviously no reason to use lithiums.
Illum
Flashaholic
my old canon turns itself off after two minutes or so on "adva-lite" carbon zincs" didn't even let me take 2 pictures:shakehead
if you can find a camera that will run on carbon zincs you can be sure that camera has a super-dee-duper battery life because it consumes very very little current:huh:
Fallingwater
Flashlight Enthusiast
Hehehe, made me laugh
Before Eneloops and their ilk your logic was flawless, but now that we have them they are the best choice for anybody who doesn't really require lots of power that they'll use up in an afternoon (i.e. professional photographers).
Marduke
Flashaholic
Sams Club has packs of 12 lithium AA's for about $20. Cheapest I've found.
Marduke
Flashaholic
Excellent find at $1.50 per battery. That Sams Club deal is slightly higher at $1.67 per battery (name brand), but you have to to be lucky enough to live near one.
Illum
Flashaholic
its fun when you live near one...and if your downwind
source: http://www.nttworldwide.com/xfmrfail2.htm
I live near one....but it hasn't failed for the duration of me living here...whenever I receive a new light I'm intrigued as to whether or not I should throw metal conduits over the fence at it
cheapest I know of is $1.98 each at batteryjunction
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