I have just bought a secondhand digital camera, and while i have tons of AAA batteries varying from 300mAh-650mAh, none of them seen to power the camera properly. Sometimes i'm able to take a few photo's but not work the flash facility.
I've finally found the instruction manual at it states the camera needs 2.3V batteries. What is this in mAh?? and would t make my cam work properly?
Thanks Thanks both of you for your suggestions. The camera was bought from a reputable -ish shop (cash-converters) and perhaps i should of read the instructions properl before wasting your time. Admittedly, the 650mAh last slightly longer than the lower and while it shows full battery on power up, 1-2 pics later and i'm down to half life. Will certainly invest in some proper batteries spciffically for Digital cameras. mAh stands for milliamp-hours, and it's not a measure of voltage. It's a measure instead of how much total capacity the battery has. The more milliamp-hours, the longer the battery should last in a device.
I suspect the reason your camera was for sale was because it wasn't working properly to begin with. Assuming you're using the right size batteries, there shouldn't be a problem powering your camera. Your 650 mAh batteries should just last longer than your 300 mAh batteries, but both should power the camera and the flash. A typical AAA rechargeable puts out 1.2 volts, nominally. Two of them would be 2.4 volts, right where it should be according to your manual. The 0.1 volt difference is nothing; battery voltage varies over time; strongest when fully charged, less strong when near discharge.
So, I think it's your camera that's the issue, assuming your charger works correctly. I must say that I would never use 300 or 650mAh batteries in a digital camera. The power drain is so great that they may loose all their charge directly you try to operate the camera - particularly with the flash. Before you give up on the camera get some batteries rated at at least 1500mAh and see whether they solve your problems - or try some 'long life' non rechargeables.
By the way, does the camera battery icon show a full charge when you insert the batteries and if so, for how long? | 