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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KorHaan" data-source="post: 1461618" data-attributes="member: 49910">Guys, Thanks for all the fine comments. Being new to IS is like being in a learning process, even though I use binoculars for 40 years now. ( Yes; this year I'm celebrating I was given my first pair of bins at the age of 13. ) I learned a few things today.The little green indicator light did not flash up since yesterday, meaning low battery power. Since the IS worked fine I gave it no attention. It was mentioned in the instruction booklet.Today, when I watched a Carrion Crow on its nest from my backyard, the IS stuttered somewhat and I knew new batteries had to be installed. To be honest, at first I thought something was wrong, after the stutter the IS didn't work anymore.I removed the old batteries and installed my freshly charged rechargeables. Wrong. They got stuck. I realised they did not slide in as easily as the batteries I put in when I bought the Canons, but in a momentary lapse of reason I shoved them in and couldn't get them out anymore. I could kick myself at that moment, but with some patience and the aid of a pincer I was able to get one rechargeable out. The other one was clinched tightly in the battery compartment; I was unable to remove it.I already got visions of returning the Canons and being without them for days or weeks, when my wife quietly went to the cupboard, took a crochet needle ( with a little hook ) out of her sowing basket, and removed the second rechargeable in a second. On inspecting how this could have happened, I discovered the diameter of the rechargeables was a fraction wider than that of the old batteries. That's why they got jammed. I think they have a somewhat thicker plastic jacket.I slid in a few fresh Alkaline AA batteries, shut the compartment and tried the Canons. All worked fine, IS was fine, little green indicator light flashed up again as it should when pressing the IS button.Think I'm only going to use batteries, thank you, and no more rechargeables ( grinding teeth as I write this; couldn't find a smiley that adequately expressed the fierce emotions I experienced ).Kindest regards to all,Ronald</blockquote>

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