Pentax Optio W90 Battery Does anyone know what time of battery this camera uses? Rechargable, lithium, regular? Can't find anything in their data. Thanks
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Yes, comes with 1 battery and charger. Charge takes 1 1/2 - 2 hours. Suggest you buy an extra.
2281455
It's not too good compared to the flat Canon battery that was standard in earlier cameras. We took the camera on a trip to Indonesia and based on other's comments, we bought 2 extra, third party batteries. They had more life than the one that was in it. A battery lasted about a day, but we kept them both charged daily to make sure that we didn't run out. However, the quality of the pictures was excellent. Overall, I think the battery issue is a minor annoyance for what the camera can do.
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It has been over a year since Ive been on a shoot, so I can't recall exactly. But here is a link to the comment page of the battery, hope it helps!- http://www.amazon.com/Sony-NP-QM91D-Lithium-Ion-DCR-DVD101-Camcorders/product-reviews/B00008NV1P/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints;=1
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Christian, it comes with a battery charger. Mine got left behind on a trip and I ordered another from amazon. Just put in "battery charger Pentax WG-2" You will find several options. There's a package with extra battery, ac/dc charger, SD card and other accessories for $45. You can get a simple replacement battery and charger for about $10.
1407751
There is software in form of CD. You get Pentax Photobrowser and more. You get a rechargeable battery.
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Ours came with a Pentax battery and the charger included in the box. It also had a neck strap, manuals and some software. We had not expected the battery and so had ordered 3rd party batteries separately from Amazon. All the batteries work fine, but the Pentax battery lasts longer. My wife bought a separate Blackrapid woman's camera strap as she didn't like the standard Pentax strap.
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The camera uses it's own rechargeable battery. Battery life has been really good for me, which is a surprise because most that come with their own batteries tend to die quickly. Of course, I do shoot quite a bit thru the viewfinder. I also purchased some off-brand replacement batteries for spare swaps off Amazon and they were very affordable and work well.
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S.R.,I just ordered a battery that "may" work, based on all the information I could find. I'll post the results when I can verify it works or not with as many details as possible, including the firmware my G1 has. It may be @10 days before I receive and thoroughly test it.I'm still interested in any and all suggestions. It may be helpful to other users, too. I can try not to update the camera, but some of the lenses get firmware updates too.Thanks for taking the time to reply.
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I've had pretty good success with these batteries. I put a fully-charged battery in my camera before my niece's wedding last Saturday & started taking pictures at the church at 1:30. I took several hundred pictures (don't know the exact count on this battery) and didn't have to change the battery until about 7:30 that evening. I always keep a fully-charged backup in my bag & the second one got me thru the rest of the night, with charge to spare. Hope that helps!
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Battery here is not impressive, at least in comparison with my old Lumix LX-3. Turn camera off when not shooting should become a good habit. Also, there is no pause for video shooting and bno ability to get snapshots while playing.
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I received my battery on May 15th. I take a lot of photos, and it just needed to be recharged, on June 10th. Plus if you leave the battery in the camera, it will wear down the battery. Hope this has helped you Thomas.
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hmm- good question. I did not pay attention to that. I have been using the battery for a few weeks now and its working fine-holds a longer charge than the default camera battery that comes with camera from Sony.
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As "Traditional Battery" cameras go, this one is much better than most. I've taken a weekend camping trip worth of photos on one set of batteries. I believe that you can buy some rechargeable batteries from the manufacturer and charge them inside the camera, but you may want to check with Nikon about that. I love this camera as a point-and-shoot. Makes a great back-up, but I do have to do some major "blue-shift" corrections in photoshop.
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I ALWAYS use lithium batteries in mine. I do NOT ever use rechargable ones. Right now I am using 'regular' batteries since my batteries died while we were away at a graduation. I will use them until they die and go back to the Lithium. Also, I have had to take my batteries out totally and reinsert (in short - reboot) but it was because I did NOT want it on video and had hit the button in error. I am wondering if it could be your camera.... It would be worth a try just to use a different type battery and if it still gets hot and stops working, send it back.
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I shoot on the highest quality settings, with a lot of zooming in and out and switching to preview mode etc and the battery that came with the camera will last about an hour. I bought an extra battery for back. Talking to the camera shop staff, they told me that you can buy bigger batteries, such as 2 hour batteries or 4 hour batteries. They said that the four hour batteries are longer and stick out of the back of the camera a little, no big deal though. Hope this helps. I have the M400 model which is similar to the M41, it just has no internal memory (so is lighter) and stores the film on SD cards instead. Hope this helps. I shoot on the highest quality settings, with a lot of zooming in and out and switching to preview mode etc and the battery that came with the camera will last about an hour. I bought an extra battery for back. Talking to the camera shop staff, they told me that you can buy bigger batteries, such as 2 hour batteries or 4 hour batteries. They said that the four hour batteries are longer and stick out of the back of the camera a little, no big deal though. Hope this helps. I have the M400 model which is similar to the M41, it just has no internal memory (so is lighter) and stores the film on... » Read More I shoot on the highest quality settings, with a lot of zooming in and out and switching to preview mode etc and the battery that came with the camera will last about an hour. I bought an extra battery for back. Talking to the camera shop staff, they told me that you can buy bigger batteries, such as 2 hour batteries or 4 hour batteries. They said that the four hour batteries are longer and stick out of the back of the camera a little, no big deal though. Hope this helps. I have the M400 model which is similar to the M41, it just has no internal memory (so is lighter) and stores the film on SD cards instead. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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After reading (doing my own research from previous owners) I followed their advise:a) Regular AA batteries work but are short lived; so I did what was recommended by other users: Energizer lithium AA.b) Many people complain that the camera is slow; so I followed their advise on this also: Scan Disk Exteme Class 10.I recently went on a trip to Italy and had no trouble at all taking pictures!
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This camera uses a Nikon LITHIUM ION BATTERY number EN-EL19. It is a 3.7V 700mAh 2.6Wh battery. I have a Coolpix S100 and have replaced the battery. I would not trust any make other than a Nikon. I have tried another brand with little luck.