going digital

Juvelyn · 13th August 2002

Hi

My friend brought her Nikon Coolpix 2500
when we went fpr this year's NDP

suddenly feel quite interested in digicams
[particularly cos' Coolpix 2500 allows you
to take photos of you & your friends without
having to trouble passer-bys --> the lens can
be turned inwards to face you, so u can take the pic
yourself]

however, the Nikon website says the battery
can last for 80 minutes

erhm ... 80 minutes is a rather short time

do all digicam batteries have such short life-span?

azone · 13th August 2002

80 mins is rather short. And not all digicams have short batt life. A few brands like Olympus and FujiFilm that uses AA rechargeables can last quite a few hours of continuous use, yielding more than a hundred over shots, including constant previewing and deleting of pics using LCD.

maddog · 13th August 2002

I always carry 4sets(4x4) of batteries with me.. 80 minutes is quite long. If u turn off after every shot, 80minutes can stretch to a few hours. Turn on power saving to auto-turn off every minute. That will save u even more. Get one-hour chargers like rayovac so that charging won't be a pain. And lastly, DON'T use alkaline. They don't work with high drain devices and last 5-10mins.

azone · 13th August 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by maddog
I always carry 4sets(4x4) of batteries with me.. 80 minutes is quite long. If u turn off after every shot, 80minutes can stretch to a few hours. Turn on power saving to auto-turn off every minute. That will save u even more. Get one-hour chargers like rayovac so that charging won't be a pain. And lastly, DON'T use alkaline. They don't work with high drain devices and last 5-10mins.

No lah, Nikon uses its own EN-EL2 Lithium-Ion batt, not AA ones. Its not cheap to get another one as spare.

Juvelyn · 13th August 2002

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Its not cheap to get another one as spare.

Ooh okay.
Nikon having promo now, if you buy the Coolpix 2500 it comes with an additional battery free.

I was wondering if it was really such a great free gift ...

13th August 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Juvelyn
however, the Nikon website says the battery
can last for 80 minutes

A friend of mine owns a Nikon CP2500. It seems that the camera battery can last for much longer than that; so far, he has had no problems taking it out for shoots over periods of several hours. Perhaps the 80 minutes rating is only for continuous usage, i.e. if you're snapping photos all the way for 80 minutes straight, but in actual practice you will tend to pause for a few minutes here and there so that wll help to stretch out the battery life. If I recall correct, the DPReview review for this camera rated its battery life as being good for around 2.5 hrs of typical usage. Moreover, the Li+ composition of the battery should yield generally better performance than the NiMH cells used by most other digicams.

Bluestrike · 13th August 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Juvelyn

Ooh okay.
Nikon having promo now, if you buy the Coolpix 2500 it comes with an additional battery free.

I was wondering if it was really such a great free gift ...

yeah it quite a good gift...
but if can throw in another 64MB or 128MB...............

Juvelyn · 14th August 2002

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but if can throw in another 64MB or 128MB

how much does the memory cost?

64MB =

128MB =

my friend could only take 24 pix of the NDP ...

maddog · 14th August 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Juvelyn

how much does the memory cost?

64MB =

128MB =

my friend could only take 24 pix of the NDP ...

64MB=50+
128MB=90+
from simlim. oem brand.

13th August 2002	#1
Juvelyn Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 396	going digital Hi My friend brought her Nikon Coolpix 2500 when we went fpr this year's NDP suddenly feel quite interested in digicams [particularly cos' Coolpix 2500 allows you to take photos of you & your friends without having to trouble passer-bys --> the lens can be turned inwards to face you, so u can take the pic yourself] however, the Nikon website says the battery can last for 80 minutes erhm ... 80 minutes is a rather short time do all digicam batteries have such short life-span?

13th August 2002	#2
azone Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,431	80 mins is rather short. And not all digicams have short batt life. A few brands like Olympus and FujiFilm that uses AA rechargeables can last quite a few hours of continuous use, yielding more than a hundred over shots, including constant previewing and deleting of pics using LCD.

13th August 2002	#3
maddog Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Alexandra Posts: 1,287	I always carry 4sets(4x4) of batteries with me.. 80 minutes is quite long. If u turn off after every shot, 80minutes can stretch to a few hours. Turn on power saving to auto-turn off every minute. That will save u even more. Get one-hour chargers like rayovac so that charging won't be a pain. And lastly, DON'T use alkaline. They don't work with high drain devices and last 5-10mins.