Digital Camera Battery Help and Tips Purchasing and getting the most out of digital camera batteries, whether your digital camera uses an alkaline battery, rechargable NiMH battery, or propietary battery. |
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Keep Extra Batteries Handy! |
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Got a digital camera? Always keep extra batteries handy!
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Don't Use Alkaline AA - Use Rechargeables |
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Why you should use rechargeable batteries with your digital camera.
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Battery Conservation Tips |
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Make your digital camera batteries last longer. Here's how.
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Bring a Battery Charger on Trips
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Even if you have lots of rechargeable AA batteries, you should still bring a charger with you on trips.
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Keep Playback to a Minimum |
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Using the playback mode of your digital camera may wear out your batteries.
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Those Batteries Won't Stay Charged Forever |
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Digital camera batteries may lose their charge over time. Don't let under-charged batteries keep you from taking great photos!
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What is mAh? |
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What does mAh mean when it comes to digital camera batteries?
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Buy Extra Proprietary Batteries |
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Ensure you have a backup digital camera battery for long photo shoots.
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Don't Mix and Match Brands and Types |
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To prevent possible damage, only insert similar digital camera batteries.
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Use an Add-On NiMH Power Pack |
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Get more use out of your old AA NiMH batteries.
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Recycle Your NiMH Batteries |
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Don't throw away your old rechargeable AA batteries - they are recyclable.
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Take Batteries Out of the Digital Camera |
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Remove batteries from your digital camera when not in use.
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Never Charge Incompatible AA Batteries |
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To prevent fire, only insert similar batteries into your battery charger.
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Batteries in Cold Weather |
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Bring along extra batteries if you plan on taking photos in the cold winter months.
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Travel Overseas? May Need a Different Charger or Converters
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To charge digital camera batteries outside of your native country may require a small added investment.
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Never Get Batteries Wet |
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Water can corrode batteries, damaging them and possibly your digital camera.
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Are manual controls important? |
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Automatic settings can work for amateur photographers in a majority of cases. However, once...
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Does CCD size matter? |
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In general, the larger CCD means a bigger light-collecting area and therefore better performance...
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Does it matter what kind of battery I use? |
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Yes. It is better to have a rechargeable battery with your camera, instead of the regular AA batteries...
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How do digital cameras work? |
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In contrast to a conventional film camera, in a digital camera the light is focused onto an image...
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How many types of batteries are there for the Digital Camera? |
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Two kinds of batteries are widely available: Ni-Cd (Nickel Cadmium) and Ni-MH (Nickel-Metal Hydride)...
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I'm having trouble downloading photos to my computer with the software that came with my camera. What can I do? |
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Buy a card reader will be a good idea. When you insert the memory card, it will mount to your desktop just like...
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What about MPEG movie modes in digital cameras? |
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Many digital cameras offer the ability to shoot short movies that are saved in the MPEG formats. Unfortunately, the...
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What are SLR digital cameras? |
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In an SLR (Single Lens Reflex) camera, the user is seeing exactly what the camera is seeing through...
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What digital camera accessories do I need? |
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One major upgrade needed by almost all digital cameras is a higher capacity memory card. You should buy...
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What does megapixel mean? |
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A pixel is a little square that makes up the image on your computer screen. For example, your computer's 17"...
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What is ISO speed? |
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This setting has been adopted from film cameras. It refers to the film's sensitivity to light...
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What is JPEG and TIFF? |
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Two most popular picture storage formats used by digital cameras are JPEG and TIFF. The JPEG...
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What is red-eye reduction? |
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Red-eye effect occurs when the pupils of people's eyes appear to be red in a picture. This effect can be...
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What is the deal with the different "quality" settings on my camera? |
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Most, if not all, cameras have several image quality settings to choose from. They are first broken down by...
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What is the difference in performance between rechargeable and non-rechargeable batteries? |
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Rechargeable batteries perform a little differently than non-rechargeable batteries. The voltage...
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What kind of camera do I need to print out a 4 x 6 inch image or a 8 x 10's? |
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Here's a simple way of answering this question:Print SzieMinimun Resolution Needed4 x 6 inch...
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What sort of problems will I have with rechargeable batteries? |
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Rechargeable batteries lose their charge sitting in the camera. Ni-MH batteries lose between 1% - 4% of their...
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What's the difference between optical zoom and digital zoom? |
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It's important to understand this difference, as you could end up mighty disappointed with the...
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Why is there a delay after I push the shutter release button before I can take another picture? |
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There are many reasons for this delay. The camera must:Set the focus, exposure time, white balance...
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Why my camera reports a low battery after only ten minutes of use? |
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Digital cameras are power high-drain devices. They will take the life out of your battery, particularly if you take a...
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Will a high resolution camera make better prints than a lower resolution camera? |
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To be more specific: will you get better 4 x 6 inch prints from a 3 or 4 Megapixel camera versus a 2 Megapixel...
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Will an airport X-Ray scanner erase my pictures on a digital camera card? |
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No, the chance of this happening is very remote.
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