Eneloop AA's have the oomph to power my digicam?

[acx]

So it sounds like your digital camera is very sensitive to the voltage from the batteries? Did you try plugging in the eneloops after they have been used in the digicam into another device like a flash light and see if they still have enough charge left in them?

 

[Muse]

So it sounds like your digital camera is very sensitive to the voltage from the batteries? Did you try plugging in the eneloops after they have been used in the digicam into another device like a flash light and see if they still have enough charge left in them?

No, but I'm certain that my AA using flashlights would have worked just fine. My flashlights' power requirements are way below my digicam's. I can run the weakest rinky dink old depleted NiCads in them with a so so charge and the flashlights work (2 cell luxeons).

I got the idea reading somewhere the last couple of days that it's possible that the camera's turning off is not the necessarily decisive in the Eneloop in P&S test. It's possible that it turned off due to a burp in the system, maybe a bad contact, maybe even a jostle that caused a momentary interruption in current flow. IOW, I'll retry, possibly cleaning any contacts I can before making a final judgment. I haven't retried the camera with eneloops since the failure a few days ago. It may be a while before I have a firm idea, but if I get consistent failures after a few shots I think I can conclude that Eneloops don't perform adequately in my P&S. I'm thinking about getting a Pentax K-x, which uses 4 AA's, and I'm pretty sure that Eneloops perform OK in that. I'd prefer to use NiMH's in my cameras if possible. Outside of the Pentax (K200D, K100D, K-x, ?) I don't think there's another DSLR that will use them.

 

[acx]

It depends on if you want to use a battery grip or not. I know most of the Canon DSLRs with battery grips allow you to use 6 AA's instead of 2 of the special batteries.

 

[Muse]

It depends on if you want to use a battery grip or not. I know most of the Canon DSLRs with battery grips allow you to use 6 AA's instead of 2 of the special batteries.

Hmm. I'm yet to buy my first DSLR. I guess a battery grip is an option, but it adds expense, weight and bulk to what is already an expensive, heavy and bulky camera compared to what I'm used to. However, the use of AA's is making the Pentax K-x attractive to me. Looks like there are some real downsides to that camera, though.