Re: Batteries Always Ready?

"Ken Hart" <kwhart1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> <murphy@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
> news:nlemt3tbspd8fr5p5dfk7pvtprker5u8ir@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Hi, I'm looking to buy a good point & shoot camera for occasional use
> > only.  There may be times when I won't be using it for several weeks
> > or more than a month.  Is there a system with a charger that I can
> > leave plugged in all the time without overcharging the batteries so
> > that they will be ready when I need them in a hurry?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> 
> There are many P&S that don't even require batteries. You can find these

> cameras in convenience stores, drug stores, and WalMart.
> 
> Or if you require flash, you could go with a P&S that uses common AA 
> batteries. Common aklaline batteries have a fairly long life when not in

> use, and if they are dead when you need it, you coulde 'borrow' the 
> batteries from the TV remote control.
> 
> If you want to move up from a P&S, none of the cameras I have in the
studio 
> "require" batteries, and several don't use batteries (or any electrical 
> power) at all. Most of my flash units are AC line powered, but I have 
> several ****table units that use AA batteries. I've tried rechargeable 
> batteries but found that the savings by recharging didn't justify the
short 
> life-- rechargeables usually can't put out the current that 
> non-rechargeables can. 

	Can you share your personal experience with the type of rechargeable
bettery that the saving don't justify you.  Most of us (at least I do)
find
that rechargeable battery is one of the best ways to save money, and I
know
I can't afford the non-rechargeable betteries.