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Recently purchased a C3030Z. Love it. Need to purchase NiMh batteries/charger. Olympus says I MUST use their product. The salesman sold me Digipower recharger ($40 less). I haven't opened the package yet. Can I use them? Checked Olympus site--says ONLY their product. But I see others using alternate flashes, so why not battery chargers?--Linda Lee
 
Linda Lee said:
Recently purchased a C3030Z. Love it. Need to purchase NiMh
batteries/charger. Olympus says I MUST use their product. The
salesman sold me Digipower recharger ($40 less). I haven't opened
the package yet. Can I use them? Checked Olympus site--says ONLY
their product. But I see others using alternate flashes, so why
not battery chargers?
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Can you post the link where Olympus says you have to use their brand batts/charger? I think the manual for the Olympus charger says to only use with their batteries but it works fine with other brands.

Any AA NiMH bats will work in the camera, check the mAh rating on the bats, the higher the number the longer they will last before you need to recharge.
 
Linda

I would return it unopened and order from this combo:
http://www.ripvan100.addr.com/Rechargers.htm#WEBspecial

They sell a rapid charger and 8 AA Ni-MH batteries for $44.95. I am not sure if he ships overseas, but I have bought his batteries and they are great. They have the same capacity as the original Oly ones, but come in plain green. Sanyo makes them for industrial uses, and probably for repackaging by other companies (oly?).

Roger
Linda Lee said:
Recently purchased a C3030Z. Love it. Need to purchase NiMh
batteries/charger. Olympus says I MUST use their product. The
salesman sold me Digipower recharger ($40 less). I haven't opened
the package yet. Can I use them? Checked Olympus site--says ONLY
their product. But I see others using alternate flashes, so why
not battery chargers?
--
Linda Lee
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Try this:



http://cellular.batterysupply.com/mh-c204f-4aa160dc.htm

This is a "smart" fast (1600mah in 2.5hrs) charger for both NiCad & NiMH. It comes with a set of (4) 1600mah batteries PLUS a 12vdc automobile power cable, all for $35.90.

Rich {C2020z, C2100uz, C3030z, HO970C}
Linda Lee said:
Recently purchased a C3030Z. Love it. Need to purchase NiMh
batteries/charger. Olympus says I MUST use their product. The
salesman sold me Digipower recharger ($40 less). I haven't opened
the package yet. Can I use them? Checked Olympus site--says ONLY
their product. But I see others using alternate flashes, so why
not battery chargers?
--
Linda Lee
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I've got 2 sets of batteries from Thomas Dist. for my C2100 and they work great. Check here- http://thomas-distributing.com/mh-4aa160.htm
They point out Olympus compatability on their website.

Tom
Linda Lee said:
Recently purchased a C3030Z. Love it. Need to purchase NiMh
batteries/charger. Olympus says I MUST use their product. The
salesman sold me Digipower recharger ($40 less). I haven't opened
the package yet. Can I use them? Checked Olympus site--says ONLY
their product. But I see others using alternate flashes, so why
not battery chargers?
--
Linda Lee
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Tom Majewski said:
Tom
Linda Lee said:
Recently purchased a C3030Z. Love it. Need to purchase NiMh
batteries/charger. Olympus says I MUST use their product. The
salesman sold me Digipower recharger ($40 less). I haven't opened
the package yet. Can I use them? Checked Olympus site--says ONLY
their product. But I see others using alternate flashes, so why
not battery chargers?
--
Linda Lee
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Thanks, Tom. I'll give it a try.
Linda Lee said:
Tom Majewski said:
Tom
Linda Lee said:
Recently purchased a C3030Z. Love it. Need to purchase NiMh
batteries/charger. Olympus says I MUST use their product. The
salesman sold me Digipower recharger ($40 less). I haven't opened
the package yet. Can I use them? Checked Olympus site--says ONLY
their product. But I see others using alternate flashes, so why
not battery chargers?
--
Linda Lee
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Thanks, Rich. I'll give it a try.
Rich in NEPA said:


http://cellular.batterysupply.com/mh-c204f-4aa160dc.htm

This is a "smart" fast (1600mah in 2.5hrs) charger for both NiCad &
NiMH. It comes with a set of (4) 1600mah batteries PLUS a 12vdc
automobile power cable, all for $35.90.

Rich {C2020z, C2100uz, C3030z, HO970C}
Linda Lee said:
Recently purchased a C3030Z. Love it. Need to purchase NiMh
batteries/charger. Olympus says I MUST use their product. The
salesman sold me Digipower recharger ($40 less). I haven't opened
the package yet. Can I use them? Checked Olympus site--says ONLY
their product. But I see others using alternate flashes, so why
not battery chargers?
--
Linda Lee
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Thank you. Will try it--have a couple of others as well.
Roger said:
I would return it unopened and order from this combo:
http://www.ripvan100.addr.com/Rechargers.htm#WEBspecial
They sell a rapid charger and 8 AA Ni-MH batteries for $44.95. I
am not sure if he ships overseas, but I have bought his batteries
and they are great. They have the same capacity as the original
Oly ones, but come in plain green. Sanyo makes them for industrial
uses, and probably for repackaging by other companies (oly?).

Roger
Linda Lee said:
Recently purchased a C3030Z. Love it. Need to purchase NiMh
batteries/charger. Olympus says I MUST use their product. The
salesman sold me Digipower recharger ($40 less). I haven't opened
the package yet. Can I use them? Checked Olympus site--says ONLY
their product. But I see others using alternate flashes, so why
not battery chargers?
--
Linda Lee
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Thanks, Marty. I believe it was the Olympus site through DPReview. Thanks for the info.
Marty Schultz said:
Linda Lee said:
Recently purchased a C3030Z. Love it. Need to purchase NiMh
batteries/charger. Olympus says I MUST use their product. The
salesman sold me Digipower recharger ($40 less). I haven't opened
the package yet. Can I use them? Checked Olympus site--says ONLY
their product. But I see others using alternate flashes, so why
not battery chargers?
Click to expand...
Can you post the link where Olympus says you have to use their
brand batts/charger? I think the manual for the Olympus charger
says to only use with their batteries but it works fine with other
brands.

Any AA NiMH bats will work in the camera, check the mAh rating on
the bats, the higher the number the longer they will last before
you need to recharge.
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hi linda,

i've had my 3030 for about 7 months, and i have had an issue with an olympus batteries. everything seems to be working great.

what i would suggest is to not go out and purchase just any re-chargeable battery. most of the batteries that i've seen on the market are only about 1.2 to 1.3 volt. not really great for a digital camera. you should purchase 1.6 volt. i've got two sets and they seem to last longer the their lower voltage cousins! i purchased the sanyo 1.6volt rechargeable battery. working fine.

cheers,

brian
Tom Majewski said:
Tom
Linda Lee said:
Recently purchased a C3030Z. Love it. Need to purchase NiMh
batteries/charger. Olympus says I MUST use their product. The
salesman sold me Digipower recharger ($40 less). I haven't opened
the package yet. Can I use them? Checked Olympus site--says ONLY
their product. But I see others using alternate flashes, so why
not battery chargers?
--
Linda Lee
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Thanks for the info.
bdw said:
i've had my 3030 for about 7 months, and i have had an issue with
an olympus batteries. everything seems to be working great.

what i would suggest is to not go out and purchase just any
re-chargeable battery. most of the batteries that i've seen on the
market are only about 1.2 to 1.3 volt. not really great for a
digital camera. you should purchase 1.6 volt. i've got two sets
and they seem to last longer the their lower voltage cousins! i
purchased the sanyo 1.6volt rechargeable battery. working fine.

cheers,

brian
Tom Majewski said:
Tom
Linda Lee said:
Recently purchased a C3030Z. Love it. Need to purchase NiMh
batteries/charger. Olympus says I MUST use their product. The
salesman sold me Digipower recharger ($40 less). I haven't opened
the package yet. Can I use them? Checked Olympus site--says ONLY
their product. But I see others using alternate flashes, so why
not battery chargers?
--
Linda Lee
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