Is your digital camera excessive?

Well, I have a digital camera from like three years ago and it's uses AA batteries. It originally came with rechargeables but I lost 'em and just buy AA now. I go through TWO AA batteries every two days. Should I just buy a new camera? And what is ur camera like? 'cos I want to know if this is normal or not.

I like to take a lot of pictures of my family since I'll be leaving next year for school but I'm tired of buying new batteries and having them die on me.

Thanks.

Its normal. I've had my Sony Cybershot for 2 years now and it does drain out a lot of battery, but I bought rechargable energizer batteries and it works out great. My camera only takes 2 AA batteries, and I have 4 rechargables AA. So I can use 2 of them, and have 2 more as back ups.

I'm a band photographer so I use my Canon 20D SLR camera for the bands, but I also use my cybershot camera to take pics of the music fans a lot.

Yes, get a new camera....please!
I just purchased the Canon SD630 and I can get about 250 snaps on a full battery.

i say upgrade too. you could also just buy some rechargable batteries, but sounds like your 3 year old cam is a little out-dated now

Yes

what was your question again

I have heard that a lot from people who have cameras that use regular AA batteries. I would really recommend a camera with a rechargeable battery (the square ones that come with the camera). It costs a little more (maybe $120.00 or more for the camera), but it is worth it. I have attached a link to the camera I used for years, the Nikon Coolpix. It is available on Overstock.com for $169.99. http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?...
It was a great camera, and I only had to charge the battery every fourth of fifth use. And I had my Nikon for about three years and never had to replace the battery, so it is worth the extra money. Double A batteries aren't cheap, and when you add up how much you spend on them, it may actually be cheaper to get a new camera with a redchargeable ion battery.

You can also buy a AA charger and new rechargeable batteries. I have also included another link to Wal-Mart that has a plug-in charger and 4 rechargeable AAs for 49.99. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.d...

Whatever the case, Christmas is coming up so now is the time to be asking!

If you get a DSLR, such as a Nikon D50, you will find that the batteries hold a charge practically forever compared to what you are used to with your point and shoot camera. This is hardly justification for spending the additional money, but at least it's nice to know that you will stop wasting money on batteries.

You can extend battery life by NOT using the LCD monitor, if your camera has an optical viewfinder. Energizer e2 lithium batteries for cameras have the longest life of non-rechargeable batteries.

This is a known issue with cameras that use two AA batteries. Cameras that use 4 AA batteries get MORE than twice as long, I won't bore you with the technical explanation as to why. Problem with 4 AAs of course is a bulky camera.

The other solution is to buy a camera with a dedicated Lithium Ion battery pack. The trick here being that replacement/spare batteries can be rare and wickedly expensive. If you are comfortable with ebay then my suggestion is to select the camera you want. Look at the manufacturer's website to see what battery it takes, then go on ebay and see if you can find people selling spare batteries for that camera.

It's a little extra work but it's worth it.

Stay away from alkaline batteries for your camera! Wrong application for alkaline technology!
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From consumer reports:
Despite advances in disposable batteries, recharge-ables are still a better deal for many devices.
Among disposables, lithium batteries are best for digital cameras; alkaline cells are tops for other gear.
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Just go out and buy NiMH battery recharge-ables. When you upgrade your camera, you can always use the batteries in other appliances
see:
http://www.imaging-resource.com/ACCS/BAT...
For in-depth discussion and recommendations.

I do not understand what stops you from buying a battery charger and 2 or 4 AA rechargeable batteries. Do not waste money fresh batteries and use the charger to charge your rechargeable batteries. Many models of chargers are available in the market now. Digital camera technology has improved a lot during the last 1-2 years and it is always advisable to buy a new digital camera for your use. Today's digital cameras can record video with audio and can be played back on a TV screen or on your computer monitor. There are several models of different brands which can fit into your purse. Go ahead and buy a new one but do not forget to buy a charger and 4 rechargeable cells. Also buy two memory cards of 256MB each so that when one is full of pictures you can replace it with the other one when you are on a tour and can not view the contents immediately on a computer. All the best.