Canon A95 Battery Life

[fr0sty]

Hi

I am currently using Canon A95 for digiscoping with vairying degrees of sucess!.

I us N-mh rechargable batteries, but only get about 60 frames from a set of 4. I have tried a different set with similar results ! This seems to me to be a very short life - and I was therfore wondering what other users have experienced !.

Thanks in advance

David

[Mickymouse]

I have a Canon A510 which is similar I believe and have noticed something a bit odd with the batteries I also use N-mh rechargables, the little change batteries message comes up after what only seems a short time and I have found that if I undo the battery clip for a moment then do it back up I get another lease of life from the same cells, no idea why this should be, try it and see if the same thing happens.


Mick

[alan_rymer]

I use the A95 and the batteries last for many hundreds of pictures!.

[Lark Ascending]

What capacity are the batteries, David?

The cheaper ones are 1300mA, but now you can get 2500mA that presumably last much longer

[Erwin Driessens]

Hi

I am currently using Canon A95 for digiscoping with vairying degrees of sucess!.

I us N-mh rechargable batteries, but only get about 60 frames from a set of 4. I have tried a different set with similar results ! This seems to me to be a very short life - and I was therfore wondering what other users have experienced !.

Thanks in advance

David

I can take hundreds of pictures with a set of 2100 mAh NiMh batteries. I usually have the LCD screen on for a couple of hours during a digiscoping session. To me the A95 battery life seems ok!
Maybe you can try to clean the ends of the batteries each time you insert them, it could be a matter of bad contacts. Or buy a fresh set of batteries, as any rechargable battery will wear out eventually.

[Keith Reeder]

Even 1800mah NiMh batteries seem to last forever in my A95...

[fr0sty]

Thanks for the input guys.

I am currently using 1300Mah batteries, I will treat myself to a new set at 2100 as suggested by Erwin and see how we go.

Souds like the batteries could be done for or the charger - here's to the process of elimination.

thanks again to you all

[Yelvertoft]

I am currently using 1300Mah batteries, I will treat myself to a new set at 2100 as suggested by Erwin and see how we go.



2100mAh should be ok, but people should bear in mind that some 2300mAh (and upwards) are just a teeny, weeny bit bigger diameter than the standard for AA. Depending how tight a fit the battery compartment is, you may find that some 2300mAh brands don't quite fit.

Only sure-fire way to tell if the 2300's will fit is to take the camera into the shop, and do a trial fit as there's sometimes a bit of variation from batch to batch.

Best value I've found for Ni-MHs in the UK is Maplin's.

Regards,

Duncan.

[Willie Ekaslike]

Best value I've found for Ni-MHs in the UK is Maplin's.



Hi fr0sty

I don't know how much they are in Maplins but I bought my Ni-MH rechargeable batteries (2300mAh) for my A95 from www.directfoto.co.uk for £6.99 p+p free...
And they last for ages.