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AA batt. for this modern day?
- Thread starter Kesha270057
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If it bugs you making your own (took me about an hour and a few parts) then you can buy backpacks with solar chargers built in and even a discharge battery for charging overnight.
I preferred to make my own. Took a while to get the right amp diode but it works fine and I've made a few now.
Anyway, off topic and I've talked about this all before.
Cheers and have a good night
I preferred to make my own. Took a while to get the right amp diode but it works fine and I've made a few now.
Anyway, off topic and I've talked about this all before.
Cheers and have a good night
I haven't missed the point of the thread.
AA is a format, not a type of batteries. You can make, as Pentax does in their Optios, CRV3/AA compatible. So may use Li-Ion rechargeables as well.
So an AA battery camera that is being refered has what disadvantages over a camera with DL-17?
If there are no advantages why do away with AA compatible cameras?
When people think AA, they think NiMH or Alkaline. You don't have to. You can also use rechargeable or non-rechargeable Li-Ion.
AA is a format, not a type of batteries. You can make, as Pentax does in their Optios, CRV3/AA compatible. So may use Li-Ion rechargeables as well.
So an AA battery camera that is being refered has what disadvantages over a camera with DL-17?
If there are no advantages why do away with AA compatible cameras?
When people think AA, they think NiMH or Alkaline. You don't have to. You can also use rechargeable or non-rechargeable Li-Ion.
Kesha270057
Senior Member
Must depends on the version, you have. When I did the search a minute ago the first one I came up with was a compatible that said 1400. I probably should have gone and had a look at my S4. That will teach me not to check at least two sources.
LovinDVD
Well-known member
AA batteries are a standard. So much electronic equipment today still uses that standard. We have many different types of electronic equipment beyond photography. I makes economic sense, environmental sense and ease of use sense for our family to use AA battery cameras instead of a proprietary battery. We can bulk recharge our AA batteries. That way we always have batteries without individual chargers and individual spares for each and every different electronic device.
AA's are a dated format. My phone uses proprietary LiIon as does my camera as does my PDA.
The sooner the AA format dies the better. It's physical design alone is ancient.
AA batteries make no environmental sense whatsoever and for my use, no economic sense.
So, you can put AA's in a AAA powered device or a C powered device or your mobile phone ???
Kesha270057
Senior Member
And the 2 AA/cvr3 only have 3V, D-LI7 has 3.7v, same with my apacher photo storage and some of Nokia cell.
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Kesha270057
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Like Canon A-75 or A-80, they use 4 AA batt, you have to take care fully and used in the bag. Compare to Pentax S5i etc, only 1 square batt.
And 4 AA is very weight and for the spare, you need to carry about 8 - 12 rechargeable AA anywhere.
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And 4 AA is very weight and for the spare, you need to carry about 8 - 12 rechargeable AA anywhere.
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http://kesha.multiply.com
Which is better Li-Ion, Ni-MH, non-rechargeable Lithium Alkaline etc?
If thats the question, then Li-ION wins on storage time
NiMH wins on life, with AA of 2500 mAh available now.
non-rechargeables Li win on convenience, storage characteristics of Rechargeable lithiums, more capacity than NiMh, 3000mAh
OR
Why still keep AA/
Convenience in an Emergency,
No need to recharge
Compatibility with other equipment, reducing the need for multiple chargers
Convenience of a standard.
Weight of a Lithium CR-V3 is same as the Pentax Lithium, may be less but I can't find accurate measurements on the Pentax. If its 0.1 pound as stated on some sites, the CR-V3 are lighter.
Does that outweigh the smaller size of the Pentax Lithium, that comes down to a personal choice.
I can see why you mightn't want to use AAs but I haven't seen an argument why the standard should be dropped and p&s with them dropped from camera ranges.
If thats the question, then Li-ION wins on storage time
NiMH wins on life, with AA of 2500 mAh available now.
non-rechargeables Li win on convenience, storage characteristics of Rechargeable lithiums, more capacity than NiMh, 3000mAh
OR
Why still keep AA/
Convenience in an Emergency,
No need to recharge
Compatibility with other equipment, reducing the need for multiple chargers
Convenience of a standard.
Weight of a Lithium CR-V3 is same as the Pentax Lithium, may be less but I can't find accurate measurements on the Pentax. If its 0.1 pound as stated on some sites, the CR-V3 are lighter.
Does that outweigh the smaller size of the Pentax Lithium, that comes down to a personal choice.
I can see why you mightn't want to use AAs but I haven't seen an argument why the standard should be dropped and p&s with them dropped from camera ranges.
Yes, the rectangular prism type battery is a far more effective use of battery space than a cylinder (or a dual cylinder)
LovinDVD
Well-known member
My family cannot afford to continually buy new electronics. So when I buy a new camera, it better be able to use AA batteries.
We have two electronics that use 10 AA batteries each. That's 20 batteries. I'm not going to be replacing them just because a newer phone, PDA, camera, etc, comes out and I'm surely not going to want the new electronic to have a different battery type. That is just one example of the many electronics we have that use AA batteries.
We recycle ALL of our batteries. AA batteries are more environmentally friendly when using recharageable batteries. They are no different than the proprietary battery you are having to recycle to be environmentally friendly.
What's going to happen to your camera when they come out with a smaller, better and longer lasting battery and decide to stop supporting yours? Even though you know how to used it and it works great are you going to recycle your camera when you can no longer get proprietary batteries? Mine will still be going strong with AA batteries. I once went with a proprietary battery camera. The camera sits gathering dust because I can't get replacement batteries any longer. Never again.
Not all but the greatest majority of our electronics uses AA. AA batteries aren't going away any more than film is going away. The OP asked why to still use AA batteries and I gave valid reasons why -- standarization and compatibility.
We have two electronics that use 10 AA batteries each. That's 20 batteries. I'm not going to be replacing them just because a newer phone, PDA, camera, etc, comes out and I'm surely not going to want the new electronic to have a different battery type. That is just one example of the many electronics we have that use AA batteries.
We recycle ALL of our batteries. AA batteries are more environmentally friendly when using recharageable batteries. They are no different than the proprietary battery you are having to recycle to be environmentally friendly.
What's going to happen to your camera when they come out with a smaller, better and longer lasting battery and decide to stop supporting yours? Even though you know how to used it and it works great are you going to recycle your camera when you can no longer get proprietary batteries? Mine will still be going strong with AA batteries. I once went with a proprietary battery camera. The camera sits gathering dust because I can't get replacement batteries any longer. Never again.
Not all but the greatest majority of our electronics uses AA. AA batteries aren't going away any more than film is going away. The OP asked why to still use AA batteries and I gave valid reasons why -- standarization and compatibility.
chibitul smecher
Well-known member
there is no such thing as Rechargeable Lithium AA batteries AFAIK
LovinDVD
Well-known member
They are Energizer e2 in the US.
They are not rechargeable. However, in Pentax cameras, the slot is a AA/CRV3, which allows the use of rechargeable Lithiums.
Kesha270057
Senior Member
Non-rechargeable Lithiums from Energizer
http://data.energizer.com/
See the details by clicking on the link cylindrical/photo lithium from product group
Rechargeable CRV3 like reviewed at Steves
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2003_reviews/rcrv3.html
http://data.energizer.com/
See the details by clicking on the link cylindrical/photo lithium from product group
Rechargeable CRV3 like reviewed at Steves
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2003_reviews/rcrv3.html
You need to take a breath and read more on what they mean by rechargeable.Non-rechargeable Lithiums from Energizer
http://data.energizer.com/
See the details by clicking on the link cylindrical/photo lithium
from product group
Rechargeable CRV3 like reviewed at Steves
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2003_reviews/rcrv3.html
Oranges aint always oranges ....
And maybe it might help if you read all posts and followed threads.
Kesha asked which Lithium Batteries fitted AA/CRV3
The first to are non-rechargeable as I stated.
The last link is to rechargeable CRV3. I would be interested in what you would call them if they weren't rechargeable?
You must have your own definition that is different to Steves
"This mini-review focuses on their RCR-V3 outfit that includes the rechargeable CR-V3 battery, charger and AC power supply. "
Or anyone elses.
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