Camera eats the battery!!!!

I have had some pretty good luck with the Duracell batteries. And now, it is my understanding that they have a lithium battery that costs a little more, but lasts a lot longer. It is also supposed to be better for the environment because it lasts so much longer than the standard coppertop battery by Duracell.

I think my camera goes through batteries faster than anything I own, but it is not as bad as some of the cameras that people have told me about. Like yours, only lasting one week.

I am planning to shop for a new camera soon. Your discussion here makes me want to do research on the length of time for the battery before I make a final decision for my camera choice!

Cameras do tend to go through batteries in no time at all. Your best bet is to go and invest in a set of rechargeable batteries and a charger. Not sure which brand is best, but any rechargeable batteries should be okay
If you can take a picture without using the flash that should help save some of the battery

I do not have a digital camera myself, but my daughter takes her batteries out of the camera when she is not using it, to help with the batteries life. She said that the camera drains them even if it is not being used.

I'm not sure how well the Lithium kind of batteries are, but I think in the least Duracell does pretty nicely.

On a somewhat different note, I would highly suggest buying rechargeable batteries and a battery charger. Fortunately my old camera came with rechargeable batteries and a charger (and since I have the same kind, I can still use it with my current camera). I have had the same pair of batteries for probably close to two years now.

Needless to say, those batteries have saved me a fortune in batteries alone and has most likely paid for the camera in battery savings alone. Maybe even both cameras at this point.

Even then, you won't have to run out and buy new batteries every so often.

You should have bought a chargeable battery so that every time you use your digital camera, you won't be buying and buying new sets of batteries. The other trick we also do so that the batteries would stay longer and that they will not be drained is that you keep it unlock to where the batteries are or every time you close the cam, you remove the batteries from it.

We have observe that the more we close the lid, the more the batteries get eaten and then when you use it, it will be only for a few shot and then die. So i suggest you will not lock the batteries of your cam.

I wonder what is your digicam model. I got Kodak cam we bought two years ago. I really wanted to buy a new one which is a touch screen but still hoping to earn more and save so we can buy it before Christmas. If you happen to buy for batteries, i suggest Energizer or try Duracell.Anyway Happy Mylotting.

I say buy rechargeable batteries. I had rechargeable batteries. My camera would stay charged for long periods of time. THen you just recharge the batteries. I paid 20 dollars for the batteries and the charger. Do the math. Regular batteries are about four dollars a pack i believe and you constantly replacing them is going to be costly. I recently replaced the batteries because rechargeable batteries do tend to get old as well but i replaced it after a year of use so that has saved me tons of money.

I really do no know which is the best as far as batteries is concerned. However, because I saw that the cameras (and the more they do the more batteries they eat) suck the battery dry quickly, I chose to purchase a camera that has a rechargeable battery. If at all possible I only buy electronics which use a rechargeable. I have a small digital camera but I have had it for about 5 years now and I only had to purchase a new rechargeable battery one time for it and it only cost around $30! That's a lot less than buying batteries all the time!

I most definetly agree digital cameras eat alot of batteries. Its good to get the rechargeable ones that they cell.

Rather than trying to look for batteries that last long, I would go and get a camera that has rechargeable batteries. Even if you sell your current camera at a loss, you'll save money in the long run. You're right that cameras take a lot of energy and use batteries very fast. You'll spend a fortune if you don't get a rechargeable camera.

If you must go with non-rechargeable batteries, then duracell is you're best bet, but they are expensive. Not sure if buying more of the cheap ones is ultimately better. You replace them more, but they cost a lot less.

I have a Sony DSC S700 model camera and I bought Sony rechargeable AA batteries from the showroom. The batteries had a long life for the first year and a half and I used it fairly regularly (once a week). But these days the batteries are almost dead and they can't keep the camera on for even 20 minutes. So I guess their life is over.
But you mentioned that your batteries are almost dead in a week. Did you buy the batteries from the showroom or from outside? Because only batteries manufactured by the company last a year or more. Others thought cheaper don't last long enough. But if you bought the batteries from the company and they are dead in a week, then I think you can ask for a replacement.