Battery life.

[Roger]

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I cross posted this to the 4 digital groups as it pertains to all.

It's been about 2 1/2 years since I went digital, first with the Oly
E20-N and now the Nikon D-70.

I started out with two sets of AA NiMH batteries and added a third.
One set consisted of 8 2000 MAh batteries, one set of 4 1800 MAh,
batteries and one set of 4 1850 MAh batteries.

One of the early 2000 MAh batteries failed early on. Not too long ago
a second failed. In the last week I had one fail in each of the other
two batches.

They were heavily used at first, but since the D-70 have received only
occasional use. They have been conditioned twice in the last year.

I didn't name any brands as the failures seem to be pretty well
distributed between on and off brands.

Considering the cost of NiMH batteries, I think I ended up with
reasonable life out of them.

Likewise the rechargeable Lithiums are rated with both a cycle life
and calendar life. The proprietary battery with the D-70 seems to
have tremendous capacity, or longevity, but it's life is still rated
in the neighborhood of two years.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com
..

 

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Roger wrote:
> I cross posted this to the 4 digital groups as it pertains to all.

[cross-posting trimmed]

I would have thought that rec.photo.digital was the better group until a
..batteries group was created!

[]
> One of the early 2000 MAh batteries failed early on. Not too long ago
> a second failed. In the last week I had one fail in each of the other
> two batches.

I think you have simply been unfortunate. We mus have bought a dozen or
more sets of 4 and only had two fail. There were DOA and replaced by the
shop. NiMH cells don't have the same limited shelf-life that Li-ion cells
do.

Cheers,
David

 

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"David J Taylor" <david-taylor@invalid.com> wrote in
news:3030j0F2qf8i2U1@uni-berlin.de:

>> I cross posted this to the 4 digital groups as it pertains to all.
>
> [cross-posting trimmed]
>
> I would have thought that rec.photo.digital was the better group until a
> .batteries group was created!

LOL. Actually, he mentioned batteries for both a ZLR (E20) and an SLR (D70)
so his post falls within the on-topic bounds of the ZLR and SLR-Systems
groups, but was totally off-topic for the rangefinder and p&s groups.

--
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Woodchuck Bill wrote:
> "David J Taylor" <david-taylor@invalid.com> wrote in
> news:3030j0F2qf8i2U1@uni-berlin.de:
>
>>> I cross posted this to the 4 digital groups as it pertains to all.
>>
>> [cross-posting trimmed]
>>
>> I would have thought that rec.photo.digital was the better group
>> until a .batteries group was created!
>
> LOL. Actually, he mentioned batteries for both a ZLR (E20) and an SLR
> (D70) so his post falls within the on-topic bounds of the ZLR and
> SLR-Systems groups, but was totally off-topic for the rangefinder and
> p&s groups.

LOL, indeed! I do think a single posting in rpd would have been more
appropriate, rather than creating a fragmented discussion, though.

David

 

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Roger <Delete-Invallid.stuff.groups@tm.net> wrote in message news:<uftnp0lp2niiebbm4r5o8ic17pl9ifgp10@4ax.com>...
> I cross posted this to the 4 digital groups as it pertains to all.
>
> It's been about 2 1/2 years since I went digital, first with the Oly
> E20-N and now the Nikon D-70.
>
> I started out with two sets of AA NiMH batteries and added a third.
> One set consisted of 8 2000 MAh batteries, one set of 4 1800 MAh,
> batteries and one set of 4 1850 MAh batteries.
>
> One of the early 2000 MAh batteries failed early on. Not too long ago
> a second failed. In the last week I had one fail in each of the other
> two batches.
>
> They were heavily used at first, but since the D-70 have received only
> occasional use. They have been conditioned twice in the last year.
>
> I didn't name any brands as the failures seem to be pretty well
> distributed between on and off brands.

About two years with moderate to high use has been my experience with
Li-ion batteries for Canon's D60 and 10D.

Bob Shomler
www.shomler.com
> Considering the cost of NiMH batteries, I think I ended up with
> reasonable life out of them.
>
> Likewise the rechargeable Lithiums are rated with both a cycle life
> and calendar life. The proprietary battery with the D-70 seems to
> have tremendous capacity, or longevity, but it's life is still rated
> in the neighborhood of two years.
>
> Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
> (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
> www.rogerhalstead.com
> .

 

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"David J Taylor" <david-taylor@invalid.com> wrote in
news:3031edF2r2vsiU1@uni-berlin.de:

> LOL, indeed! I do think a single posting in rpd would have been more
> appropriate, rather than creating a fragmented discussion, though.

Agreed, but I can understand the initial confusion until the chips finish
falling. When in doubt..post to rec.photo.digital, or at least set follow-
ups there if you feel the need to crosspost.

To the OP..we're not netcopping you. Stick around!

--
Bill

 

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Roger wrote:

> I cross posted this to the 4 digital groups as it pertains to all.
>
> It's been about 2 1/2 years since I went digital, first with the Oly
> E20-N and now the Nikon D-70.
>
> I started out with two sets of AA NiMH batteries and added a third.
> One set consisted of 8 2000 MAh batteries, one set of 4 1800 MAh,
> batteries and one set of 4 1850 MAh batteries.
>
> One of the early 2000 MAh batteries failed early on. Not too long ago
> a second failed. In the last week I had one fail in each of the other
> two batches.
>
> They were heavily used at first, but since the D-70 have received only
> occasional use. They have been conditioned twice in the last year.
>
> I didn't name any brands as the failures seem to be pretty well
> distributed between on and off brands.
>
> Considering the cost of NiMH batteries, I think I ended up with
> reasonable life out of them.
>
> Likewise the rechargeable Lithiums are rated with both a cycle life
> and calendar life. The proprietary battery with the D-70 seems to
> have tremendous capacity, or longevity, but it's life is still rated
> in the neighborhood of two years.
>
> Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
> (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
> www.rogerhalstead.com
> .
Interesting. I've yet to find a digicam that draws much less than ½ amp
with the display on. Even my tiny Dimage-X pulls 400+ mA, but only about
6 mA with the display off, so the current delivering ability of a
battery of whatever type is all important. I've found the big battery
killer is overcharging. The practice of "topping up" a full battery
before a shooting session can be B A D ! Most chargers doing this won't
sense an overcharge before some electrolyte is destroyed, leading to a
battery with apparent full capacity, but reduced current ability. Of
course charging from flat allows the better chargers to predict the end
point and stop in time. I agree that the cost of NiMH cells is low
enough that the life is acceptable, provided you have a spare set for
when the inevitable happens and a fully charged set fails in camera.
The Lithium ion type can have exactly the same vulnerabilities, and they
are expensive

 

[Roger]

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On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 07:16:48 -0000, "David J Taylor"
<david-taylor@invalid.com> wrote:

>Roger wrote:
>> I cross posted this to the 4 digital groups as it pertains to all.
>
What rec.photo.digital?
It has dispappeared from both servers I use.

>[cross-posting trimmed]

That was the reason for the cross posting.

>
>I would have thought that rec.photo.digital was the better group until a
>.batteries group was created!

<)

>
>[]
>> One of the early 2000 MAh batteries failed early on. Not too long ago
>> a second failed. In the last week I had one fail in each of the other
>> two batches.
>
>I think you have simply been unfortunate. We mus have bought a dozen or

Actually, I thought I was doing quite well. 2 to 2 1/2 years is about
the time I figure I'm going to pitch the rechargeable and replace
them.

>more sets of 4 and only had two fail. There were DOA and replaced by the
>shop. NiMH cells don't have the same limited shelf-life that Li-ion cells
>do.

Having used NiMH batteries for some years in Hand Held radios (244 and
440 MHz ham rigs) I've found that the ultimate life of the NiMH in
years runs pretty close to, or only slightly better than that of
NiCads that in turn seems to be about what they advertise for Li-ion
rechargeable. All three "from my limited experience" run two to three
years.

With either I figure I'm going to be doing a major replacement every
couple of years.

When it comes to the number of shots per battery/batter pack they all
seem to work out about the same cost.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com
>
>Cheers,
>David
>

 

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"Roger" <Delete-Invallid.stuff.groups@tm.net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 07:16:48 -0000, "David J Taylor"
> <david-taylor@invalid.com> wrote:
>
> >Roger wrote:
> >> I cross posted this to the 4 digital groups as it pertains to all.
> >
> What rec.photo.digital?
> It has dispappeared from both servers I use.
>

Roger, I still see a lot of posts on rec.photo.digital. There were 180 of
them just this afternoon.

 

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On 18 Nov 2004 07:21:21 GMT, Woodchuck Bill <bwr607@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>"David J Taylor" <david-taylor@invalid.com> wrote in
>news:3030j0F2qf8i2U1@uni-berlin.de:
>
>>> I cross posted this to the 4 digital groups as it pertains to all.
>>
>> [cross-posting trimmed]
>>
>> I would have thought that rec.photo.digital was the better group until a
>> .batteries group was created!
>
>LOL. Actually, he mentioned batteries for both a ZLR (E20) and an SLR (D70)
>so his post falls within the on-topic bounds of the ZLR and SLR-Systems
>groups, but was totally off-topic for the rangefinder and p&s groups.

Actually he/me/I is talking about AA cell lifetime in cameras which
would also include many of the 35 mm cameras as well. <)

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

 

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On 18 Nov 2004 08:08:43 GMT, Woodchuck Bill <bwr607@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>"David J Taylor" <david-taylor@invalid.com> wrote in
>news:3031edF2r2vsiU1@uni-berlin.de:
>
>> LOL, indeed! I do think a single posting in rpd would have been more
>> appropriate, rather than creating a fragmented discussion, though.
>
>Agreed, but I can understand the initial confusion until the chips finish
>falling. When in doubt..post to rec.photo.digital, or at least set follow-
>ups there if you feel the need to crosspost.
>
>To the OP..we're not netcopping you. Stick around!
Nope , I'm gonna take my marbles home and go play<)

Actually, can any of you still get RPD? It is no longer on either
server I use.

OTOH, I think this thread has already developed more traffic than I've
seen in a week on the 4 digital groups. OK, not quite, but I'm not
seeing much.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

 

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Roger <Delete-Invallid.stuff.groups@tm.net> wrote in
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> Actually, can any of you still get RPD? It is no longer on either
> server I use.

I do.

> OTOH, I think this thread has already developed more traffic than I've
> seen in a week on the 4 digital groups. OK, not quite, but I'm not
> seeing much.

The four new groups are still not on quite a few major servers, so give it
time. Don't expect the traffic in any of the four new groups to get as
heavy as RPD. Instead, expect lower volume targeted traffic in each group.
It takes a long time for the chips to fall after new groups are created.
Three out of the four new groups are actually doing very well for groups
less than a month old.

--
Bill

 

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Roger <Delete-Invallid.stuff.groups@tm.net> wrote in
news:76dqp0l2db60hfk8lij1ubv9up7qeu7bt6@4ax.com:

> Actually, can any of you still get RPD? It is no longer on either
> server I use.

I see that you use Supernews. They still carry RPD. RPD was not scheduled
to be removed as part of the reorganization. Maybe you need to refresh your
groups list. If it is still a problem, contact support [at] supernews dot
com.

--
Bill

 

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On 19 Nov 2004 02:18:41 GMT, Woodchuck Bill <bwr607@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Roger <Delete-Invallid.stuff.groups@tm.net> wrote in
>news:76dqp0l2db60hfk8lij1ubv9up7qeu7bt6@4ax.com:
>
>> Actually, can any of you still get RPD? It is no longer on either
>> server I use.
>
>I see that you use Supernews. They still carry RPD. RPD was not scheduled
>to be removed as part of the reorganization. Maybe you need to refresh your

That was one of the first things I tried.
I lost two groups just after the first of the month when I changed
from DSL to cable. I was still using the same settings and the groups
were missing from OE as well as Agent. It showed as subscribed, but
refreshing did not find RPD. I then switched to the cable's
newsgroup, SuperNews. Still the same thing.

After trying numerous routes I finally ended up unsubscribing from the
two groups, shutting down and restarting Agent, "then" refreshing the
newsgroups and RPD was there. Then resubscribing.

The same route was necessary in OE.

Something had to have changed in the reader(s), but the confusing part
is "both readers"?

Yes, I have multiple firewalls and my computers check clean.

At any rate I can again read RPD.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com
>groups list. If it is still a problem, contact support [at] supernews dot
>com.

 

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"Roger" <Delete-Invallid.stuff.groups@tm.net> wrote in message
news:uftnp0lp2niiebbm4r5o8ic17pl9ifgp10@4ax.com...
>I cross posted this to the 4 digital groups as it pertains to all.
>
> It's been about 2 1/2 years since I went digital, first with the Oly
> E20-N and now the Nikon D-70.
>
> I started out with two sets of AA NiMH batteries and added a third.
> One set consisted of 8 2000 MAh batteries, one set of 4 1800 MAh,
> batteries and one set of 4 1850 MAh batteries.
>
> One of the early 2000 MAh batteries failed early on. Not too long ago
> a second failed. In the last week I had one fail in each of the other
> two batches.
>
> They were heavily used at first, but since the D-70 have received only
> occasional use. They have been conditioned twice in the last year.
>
> I didn't name any brands as the failures seem to be pretty well
> distributed between on and off brands.
>
> Considering the cost of NiMH batteries, I think I ended up with
> reasonable life out of them.
>
> Likewise the rechargeable Lithiums are rated with both a cycle life
> and calendar life. The proprietary battery with the D-70 seems to
> have tremendous capacity, or longevity, but it's life is still rated
> in the neighborhood of two years.

----

The great 'dedicated' battery rip-off is why I'm seriously considering the
new Pentax *ist DS - uses AA's.

Proprietary batteries are a curse - whether they are for laptops, video
cameras, or still cameras. Full marks to Pentax for building a camera that
uses an inexpensive future-proof power source.

 

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Hi all

As a point of interest the guy in Jessops (Canterbury) also said that
topping up was a bad idea until the batteries had been conditioned. Ths
entails fully chaging then fully discahrging them 4 times. Discharge them by
normal use and dont force the issue by up loading vast amounts of data to
your PC - no topping up charges in this time .

This is supposed to considerably extend the useful life of batteries .

Keith M

"Roger" <Delete-Invallid.stuff.groups@tm.net> wrote in message
news:uftnp0lp2niiebbm4r5o8ic17pl9ifgp10@4ax.com...
>I cross posted this to the 4 digital groups as it pertains to all.
>
> It's been about 2 1/2 years since I went digital, first with the Oly
> E20-N and now the Nikon D-70.
>
> I started out with two sets of AA NiMH batteries and added a third.
> One set consisted of 8 2000 MAh batteries, one set of 4 1800 MAh,
> batteries and one set of 4 1850 MAh batteries.
>
> One of the early 2000 MAh batteries failed early on. Not too long ago
> a second failed. In the last week I had one fail in each of the other
> two batches.
>
> They were heavily used at first, but since the D-70 have received only
> occasional use. They have been conditioned twice in the last year.
>
> I didn't name any brands as the failures seem to be pretty well
> distributed between on and off brands.
>
> Considering the cost of NiMH batteries, I think I ended up with
> reasonable life out of them.
>
> Likewise the rechargeable Lithiums are rated with both a cycle life
> and calendar life. The proprietary battery with the D-70 seems to
> have tremendous capacity, or longevity, but it's life is still rated
> in the neighborhood of two years.
>
> Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
> (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
> www.rogerhalstead.com
> .

 

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Hi All:


Some points about Lithium cells.
Lithium cells are very different from NiCad or NiMH cells.

1- Lithium batteries have a shelf life, they will go bad wither they are
used or not. How long the shelf life is depends on the manufacture and the
design of the batteries. This is a good reason not to buy used or old
lithium batteries.

2- Lithium batteries have a limit on of the number of times they can be
completely discharged and re-charged. This is about 500 to 1000 times
depending on the manufacture and the design of the cell. Un-necessarily
completely discharging a Lithium battery wastes life of the battery.

3- Lithium do not have any memory effect. In fact the best way to extend the
life of the cell to the maximum the self life will allow is to keep them
fully charged. It is best to keep them in the charger and fully charged.
Lithium batteries in the proper charger can not be over charged.

4- Charging a lithium battery in a charger not designed for that battery
risks a fire. Without proper charging lithium batteries can explode or burn
up.



--
John Passaneau, W3JXP
State College, PA
w3jxp@adelphia.net


"Keith M" <gonefishin@moxham7.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:cnqhf9$dve$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Hi all
>
> As a point of interest the guy in Jessops (Canterbury) also said that
> topping up was a bad idea until the batteries had been conditioned. Ths
> entails fully chaging then fully discahrging them 4 times. Discharge them
> by normal use and dont force the issue by up loading vast amounts of data
> to your PC - no topping up charges in this time .
>
> This is supposed to considerably extend the useful life of batteries .
>
> Keith M
>
> "Roger" <Delete-Invallid.stuff.groups@tm.net> wrote in message
> news:uftnp0lp2niiebbm4r5o8ic17pl9ifgp10@4ax.com...
>>I cross posted this to the 4 digital groups as it pertains to all.
>>
>> It's been about 2 1/2 years since I went digital, first with the Oly
>> E20-N and now the Nikon D-70.
>>
>> I started out with two sets of AA NiMH batteries and added a third.
>> One set consisted of 8 2000 MAh batteries, one set of 4 1800 MAh,
>> batteries and one set of 4 1850 MAh batteries.
>>
>> One of the early 2000 MAh batteries failed early on. Not too long ago
>> a second failed. In the last week I had one fail in each of the other
>> two batches.
>>
>> They were heavily used at first, but since the D-70 have received only
>> occasional use. They have been conditioned twice in the last year.
>>
>> I didn't name any brands as the failures seem to be pretty well
>> distributed between on and off brands.
>>
>> Considering the cost of NiMH batteries, I think I ended up with
>> reasonable life out of them.
>>
>> Likewise the rechargeable Lithiums are rated with both a cycle life
>> and calendar life. The proprietary battery with the D-70 seems to
>> have tremendous capacity, or longevity, but it's life is still rated
>> in the neighborhood of two years.
>>
>> Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
>> (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
>> www.rogerhalstead.com
>> .
>
>

 

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"Roger" <Delete-Invallid.stuff.groups@tm.net> wrote in message
news:uftnp0lp2niiebbm4r5o8ic17pl9ifgp10@4ax.com...
> I cross posted this to the 4 digital groups as it pertains to all.
>
> It's been about 2 1/2 years since I went digital, first with the Oly
> E20-N and now the Nikon D-70.
>
> I started out with two sets of AA NiMH batteries and added a third.
> One set consisted of 8 2000 MAh batteries, one set of 4 1800 MAh,
> batteries and one set of 4 1850 MAh batteries.
>
> One of the early 2000 MAh batteries failed early on. Not too long ago
> a second failed. In the last week I had one fail in each of the other
> two batches.
>
> They were heavily used at first, but since the D-70 have received only
> occasional use. They have been conditioned twice in the last year.
>
> I didn't name any brands as the failures seem to be pretty well
> distributed between on and off brands.
>
> Considering the cost of NiMH batteries, I think I ended up with
> reasonable life out of them.
>
> Likewise the rechargeable Lithiums are rated with both a cycle life
> and calendar life. The proprietary battery with the D-70 seems to
> have tremendous capacity, or longevity, but it's life is still rated
> in the neighborhood of two years.
>
> Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
> (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
> www.rogerhalstead.com
> .

(Almost) everything about batteries that you want or need to know you may
found on:
http/www.buchmann.ca/

 

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My 2 & 1/2 year old Lithium Ion batteries..original Canon G2 batteries, are
on their last legs.... I can coax about 100 shots on a full charge..vs 300
shots when they were new. A bit irritating considering their price...
Another good website about batteries is .....
http/www.batteryuniversity.com/index.htm

cheers....MTB

"Roger" <Delete-Invallid.stuff.groups@tm.net> wrote in message
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> I cross posted this to the 4 digital groups as it pertains to all.
>
> It's been about 2 1/2 years since I went digital, first with the Oly
> E20-N and now the Nikon D-70.
>
> I started out with two sets of AA NiMH batteries and added a third.
> One set consisted of 8 2000 MAh batteries, one set of 4 1800 MAh,
> batteries and one set of 4 1850 MAh batteries.
>
> One of the early 2000 MAh batteries failed early on. Not too long ago
> a second failed. In the last week I had one fail in each of the other
> two batches.
>
> They were heavily used at first, but since the D-70 have received only
> occasional use. They have been conditioned twice in the last year.
>
> I didn't name any brands as the failures seem to be pretty well
> distributed between on and off brands.
>
> Considering the cost of NiMH batteries, I think I ended up with
> reasonable life out of them.
>
> Likewise the rechargeable Lithiums are rated with both a cycle life
> and calendar life. The proprietary battery with the D-70 seems to
> have tremendous capacity, or longevity, but it's life is still rated
> in the neighborhood of two years.
>
> Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
> (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
> www.rogerhalstead.com
> .

 

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"MTBike1970" <NOSPAMmtbike1970@yahoo.ca> writes:

> My 2 & 1/2 year old Lithium Ion batteries..original Canon G2 batteries, are
> on their last legs.... I can coax about 100 shots on a full charge..vs 300
> shots when they were new. A bit irritating considering their price...

Generally Li-on batteries last about 2 years after manufacture before they
start degrading, so it sounds about normal. Unfortunately if the manufacturer
of your camera didn't use a standard battery type, it may be expensive to
replace the battery after the model is no longer sold.

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Michael Meissner
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