Rechargable batteries in a Kidizoom camera? It says not to use rechargable batteries in kidizoom cameras. Has anyone used rechargables in theirs? I have several rechargable batteries and would much rather use them instead of buying more batteries for my grandkids kidizooms. Rechargable batteries in a Kidizoom camera? It says not to use rechargable batteries in kidizoom cameras. Has anyone used rechargables in theirs? I have several rechargable batteries and would much... » Read More Rechargable batteries in a Kidizoom camera? It says not to use rechargable batteries in kidizoom cameras. Has anyone used rechargables in theirs? I have several rechargable batteries and would much rather use them instead of buying more batteries for my grandkids kidizooms. « Show Less
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Oops. Are we not to use rechargeables? My ds got this camera for Christmas and we put rechargeables in (and have not had to replace them yet). No problems here....
265863
Hi, I use rechargables. I have to recharge the batteries almost every night, but they are old batteries and I have a daycare so the camera is on all day. I say go for rechargables!
265864
My son and I are very frustrated because batteries last only a short time - a few hours only. The camera will NOT operate on rechargeable batteries. Every time he wants to take pictures we have to replace the batteries. It has become tedious, even for the 4-year old.
265865
I use Eneloop rechargeables in my boy's Kidizoom and have since the first (non-rechargeable) batteries died soon after Christmas. I haven't had any problems.
2095258
No problem. The prices on the rechargable batteries keep going up. I stockpile them because I find I always use more. Never had to throw out a single one yet. They're worth the money, evey cent!
1733672
I always keep an extra battery charged and they keep quite a while, I have had them stay charged for a week or more, I usually use them by that time but I have no idea just how long they will keep, I have one that I keep in my car for another camera and lord knows just how long I keep it, of course it doesn't stay fully charged but enough that I can use it for quite a while.
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I see no reason why you could not use rechargeable batteries in this lantern; however, I do not find a way to recharge those batteries while they are in the lantern. You'll have to remove them to recharge.
1964569
rechargeable batteries are expensive. However, my charger does work for the rechargeable batteries. But I have noticed that they don't last near as long as regular batteries and I'm constantly having to recharge them. If you don't mind that, it beats buying batteries all the time and throwing them out when they're finished.
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I'm using lithium-iron batteries, but just on my first set so I don't know how long they're going to last The camera is a bit of a battery pig and the question isn't how many photos can be taken, but rather, how long can the camera be on for a set of batteries, because it uses battery power the our whole time it's turned on. I'm considering buying a couple sets of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.
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We have only had our camera for a few months, but the batteries will last a good amount of time depending on how much you are using your zoom. Yes, you can use rechargeable batteries. I just ordered the Eneloop batteries, I hope they work as good as the reviews say they do.
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My first camera lasted for only 25 pictures on one charge. I charged the battery for two hours. I sent it back and got another one. This one lasted for about 60 pictures! I don't know if I should send this one back as well. I love the camera, but I think the charge should last for more than one day. Any one else with problems with battery life?
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To tell the truth, I have used both rechargeable and regular name brand batteries. We've got cold weather here for at least half the year, and the rechargeables didn't last as long. We use it on our outside porch. I bring it in when it's going to be cold, and that saves either kind of battery. I love this product!
337227
I actually didn't use rechargable. I used regular AA and it worked perfectly for me!
1033999
This is our fourth model FinePix and the batteries last an extremely long time, the longest of any digital camera we've owned........Yes, we use rechargeables........
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Yes, the batteries are rechargeable. The one that comes with the camera lasts a good while on a charge. I take a lot of pictures when I'm on a day trip so I ordered two more batteries just in case. I also like that the screen turns off when the camera is inactive, which reserves the battery life, and comes back on with the simple push of a button.
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If the battery is charged in the camera rather than in a seperate charging cradle then extra caution is certainly called for. The charging process is the most dangerous (barring accidental shorting of the battery's contacts). Most bad batteries just refuse to hold a charge though. One of the reasons reviews of 3rd party batteries are all over the map is that, in my experience, you may get a perfectly usable battery or you may get a complete dud that can't even be charged at all or which only lasts for a few minutes. Some batteries are just stored too long and their charge has fallen too low over time to keep the battery viable (batteries have a limited shelf life). And some batteries are just not manufactured very well. I have a Lenmar universal camera battery charger but I'm not too confident in it (for one thing, it doesn't use the batteries' built-in thermal protection lead and, for another, it seems to stumble with very low batteries). Haven't tried Lenmar batteries in particular though. The best high quality 3rd party batteries I HAVE tried are made by SterlingTek.com http://sterlingtek.com/canb13bapaeq.html
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yes batteries work great in my lumix and i like to carrier extra batteries with me. i took my camera home to oregon from texas, and i needed to charge them up while at thebeach, just plug the charger into outlet in car and it worked great. have had no trouble at all with them, and yes i would buy them again if i needed them. i have had these for about7 months now.
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been using it for a while now probably recharged each battery 4x...no problems,no issues.....I use it to recharge the battery that came with the camera too....so 3 batteries, charged each one 4x
954356
We did not keep track of the level of charge before recharging. Over the past 10 years the Gator and another ride-on were used so much we bought a common spare battery. On busy days with other kids over, not even that was enough. I usually left the batteries on the charger overnight.
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I don't know if it's still true about rechargables, but it used to be that they were not as much voltage as regular batteries. This is why they were not recommended to be used in cameras, or other items that have to run multiple features in order to really 'work' right - like date/time or flash, etc. Something like this shouldn't have an issue in that way.