How long does a charge last? How many pictures with and without flash? thanks!
1865891
I don't take that many pictures so can not answer the question. I charge the battery about every 3 or 4 months even though it is not completely discharged.
693056
Excellent. I have 8 Cannon still cameras and the ELPH has better battery life than my others. I use flash for every shot and even then it lasts a long time. Just charge when you finish shooting, not just at the end of the day. That's my best advice.
910444
Be sure to fully discharge anf recharcge the battery a couple of times before you retun the camera. I have this camera, and am able to take about 100 pictures, some with and some without the flash, on pne charge.
82240
check out the manual, its doing both (charging flash and writing cached buffer on the memory), meaning i may well need an external (ohh gooding!!!! more stuff for my camera) so for such a case, what external flash unit would you recommend, cause i've been looking at the at different ones, and the one that fits my needs the best according to what i've seen is the 430EX II by canon, what your insight is it to much to little?
857516
So far I have not had a problem with the flash. However, most of the photos I have taken have been landscapes with good lighting so the flash hasn't been used all that much. Sorry I haven't anymore info and good luck.
1224811
I can't answer precisely,it lasts loong... :) I recharge it once a week or two,depending on how much I use it.On a vacation, I recharged it first time after 3 days of shooting pics and lots of videos ( I have a 32 gb card in it )... I'm satisfied with battery life!
946664
My experience has been very good... Over Christmas for example, I had a battery last me for a few days, and that's with shooting probably 20 photos and a little video each day. On trips where I'm doing a lot of shooting I may go through a battery each day and recharge at night. Since I have two batteries I just cycle them through and am never lacking a charged battery. When I got my camera, a firmware update made battery life significantly better... Could be the same for you. Best of luck!
544135
I have not had any problems with my flash or camera I have the S3 if that has baring on your decision - I have noticed a slight decline in length of charge but still well worth the money and I'm still very happy with the battery!!
1865151
I haven't really gauged how long the battery lasts; much depends on flash usage, video vs. stills, etc. But, the battery in my new camera out lasts its predecessor, and I don't even give battery life a second thought. If you're worried, get a second, back-up battery.
1474054
I plan on buying the Wasabi charger soon. I just got my WG 3 camera and used it dry, so far it is working well. My original battery charges in approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes.It lasted 1 hour and 20 minutes of continuous use, I took 390 pictures without flash. Hope this helps. Hopefully I will get the same results as "the starfish".
1806317
I'm not an expert about this. You mean how many seconds after it flashes? I got timed 3 seconds [per cycle] depending on your battery. I used a rechargeable battery that is specific for the external flash. I compared disposable batteries and rechargeable batteries for this camera flash, I find the latter more to it than the disposable ones. I hope this helps.
358506
LOTS!! I used it to do ebay and only had to recharge about once a week, and would shoot about 1000 pictures between charges.
1896791
It depends upon the usage. It consumes way fast like one day if you use the wi-fi and flash functionalities simultaneously and successively. But the battery is nice as it can be charged fast too, like 2 hours. So if you want this camera, I suggest you get a spare battery. :)
1505634
No delay on snapping pics if you turn off the review. Some settings may have a little. I am happy with the battery life. I snapped about 200 pics with flash at a 3 hour reception and still had battery life left to take plenty of nature pics on a hike the next day.
407450
In most cases in low light the picture is a little darker. There is a feature on the camera that tells you to flip up the flash. When you do that there is no problem. As far as the battery it last much longer then I am used too. I can take about 250 pictures. If I set it at the ECO mode I can take 330 pictures There is a feature that tells you that the battery is getting low. The charger comes with the camera and it recharges the battery in 2 hours. The battery will last 1.5 hours of continuous shooting.Hope this helps you
1034001
I have taken hundreds of pictures, without flash, and my batteries are still in good shape. Of course, I pull the memory card to transfer pics to computer. That is the key to saving battery power. As to battery type you may use lithium, alkaline or Nickel MH.
910443
Thanks for your post. I have charged and recharged at least three times, waiting until battery was completely empty. I am able to take about forty to fifty pictures on one fully charged battery. (all with flash)Maybe a lot of reviewing pictures uses up the battery as well. I did return the first one, but am keeping the second one. I love the camera otherwise.