"Marcia R." wrote:
>
> Thanks everyone. =A0My biggest problem seems to be
> one person likes one thing and the next hates the
> exact some thing. =A0That's happening here as
> well as customer reviews online. =A0Grrrr. =A0
The AA battery debate is a good example - what it really comes down to
is that there are some good/bad things about either choice, so what's
important to the individual is what determines what's "better" (for
them).
For example, if your battery is dead, you can find (disposable) AA's
anywhere...but if you're very good about always keeping your battery
charged, then you're less likely to have this problem. But on the
other hand, if you have lots of little electronic toys, not having
them all standardized (such as on rechargable AA's), you're now toting
a half dozen chargers around...my AA charger is as small as my Canon
BP-511A battery charger.
IMO, probably the easiest advice to give her is to ask how well you
keep your cellphone charged. If you never have a problem because
you're a faithful recharger, then you don't need to worry too much
about having a dead camera because you forgot to recharge its
proprietary battery.
> As far as recharging batteries
> go, at least for this cruise I'm guessing I'll be taking most of my
> pictures as we're going through the fjord. =A0Since we'll still be on the
> ship...and probably on the balcony...I'll charge it before and after we
> go through. =A0How many pictures are we talking about per charge?
I think that you'll probably be okay with nearly any product today,
even though the "high resolution" answer is that it varies:
a) by the vendor's product,
b) by how much flash you use
c) by how long you leave the camera on between shots (the LCD display
burns power).
-hh
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