Re: OT: Camera batteries

"?" <pakrat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 07:39:21 -0700 in <jsOdndY3HLGMrkzfRVn-qw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
K Barrett <mormodes@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > OK, Off topic, I know, but I *was* going to go take pictures of my SBOE
> > purchases for apbo, when this vexing problem arose, so its kinda sorta
> > orchid related.
> >
> > The battery on my digital camera won't hold a charge. It that a symptom
of
> > it being just too old?? Do batteries do this when they've been
recharged
> > too many times?? I have my 'backup' battery that I'll switch out for
this
> > one - once I can *find* it. But its pissing me off. The camera sits on
my
> > desk for days on end, just as always, but these days whenever I switch
it on
> > the battery charge has drained away. Camera in question is a Sony
DSC-S70.
> > Probably 3 yrs old. Same battery.
> >
> > Sheesh, in the time it took for me to write this (like 5 minutes) its
fully
> > charged.... so now I wonder if the internal workings of the camera
aren't
> > shot.
>
> Looks to be a lithium ion battery. And it may be time for
> you to get a replacement.
>
> Lithium ion batteries have a limited number of charge cycles (~300 for
> the one in my cell phone).
> Continually charging a lithium ion battery from say 95% to 100%
> seems to make for very short battery life (Atleast for laptops).
> This is different than from nicads in that a few complete discharges
> will not help.
>
> Lithium ion batteries have, in my opinion, screwball requirements for
> charging, and if the electronics on the charger have gone a little
> south, it can eat batteries faster.
>
> How are the noise levels with the camera? I've had friends that are
> more into photography complain that with the current technology the
> new higher megapixel numbers with sensors of the same or smaller size just
> make for noisier photos and insufficient pixels to average out the noise
> and retain a reasonable size picture.
>
>
> --
> Chris Dukes
> Suspicion breeds confidence -- Brazil

Thanks Chris,

Yes, Lithium battery. And, I don't really ever drain it right down, so I
suppose its shortened the battery life somewhat. I have no idea about what
you call noise, I just take pictures, LOL!! I never use the high megapixel
setting. I just use the setting (600x800??, something like that) for the
web. I only ever post pictures on a webpage (either the Pacific Central
page or the OrchidSafari page), so for ease of download for folks with
dial-up I only take small files. (Makes me a dilletante, no? *G*)

I guess I'll have to go dig thru the closet and find the back up battery and
use that one.

Thanks for your fast response!

K Barrett


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