digital camara gurus: question about batteries

[alphatarget1]

I'm in the market for a digital camera right now, and i'm looking at Canon s400, s50 and olympus c740. I was talking to my dad about it and he told me that batteries are fairly expensive if they have to be replaced. Are the batteries reliable? ok and at the 400-500 price range any other recommendations?

 

[Anubis]

id say go with teh Olympus C-740. i have teh C720 great cam

as for bats just but soem rechargable AA bats. i get about 400 shots on a fresh set in my cam. there not that expensive

 

[element]

NIMH rechargables are a MUST. Not even Nicd will do my friend.

As for camera recommendations I recommend the Fuji S602z because I just got it and it rocks. But I paid a bit more than your price point though, so sorry I can't recommend one in that price range. Love my S602z though.

 

[Gunbuster]

Canon SXXX batterys cost something like $20-30 not a big deal

 

[NutBucket]

I think I actually prefer using proprietary Canon batteries. The ones for my S200 seem to last forever. I have two but have yet to actually use 2 when shooting.

 

[randomlinh]

be a little weary of the 3rd party batteries. the only for my s330, now s400 (many of the s compact/ultra compacts use the same battery, except the latest latest one that uses XD mem). anyway, my 3rd party battery was great for about a year. I'm not sure when it went bad exactly, but i just took about 10 shots (w/ LCD, all flash), and it died on me. this is after it was fully charged. pop in the factory battery, and it's still going (i took random shots, video, lots more than 10 just to try to drain the battery, and it's not fresh).


don't get the s400 unless you're looking for ultra portabilty, go for the s50 or similar. i've loved the canon camera's I've used. just wish sometimes you could use AA's as it's a little cheaper.. but hey, gotta give something up for ultra portability.