Battery Review and Tips

Commonly used type of digital camera battery

Currently, digital cameras can use the main types of batteries including alkaline batteries, nickel metal hydride batteries and lithium camera batteries and battery packs of four, while the market is the choice of numerous brands, the brand manufacturers often will give their configure its own brand of digital camera batteries. Let’s look at several characteristics of the battery.

1, alkaline batteries (Alkaline)

Alkaline battery composition containing sodium hydroxide (Sodium Hydroxide) and KOH (Potassium Hydroxide). Because of its high energy output and the use of the advantages of a long time, it is usually applied to radio, MP3/CD , camera and flash. However, after a period of use after discharge, alkaline battery voltage drop, resulting in a new digital camera on the actual use of time is less than nickel-metal hydride batteries and lithium long.

Made on the market today have Nanfu alkaline batteries, TCL, etc., there are many local brands around the alkaline battery, which is generally priced between 2-3 dollars, imports in the Energizer brand, super, Duracell , Kodak, etc. are known to everyone, these brands generally cost 4-6 dollars.

But we do not recommend using alkaline batteries as main power digital cameras, because the power-hungry digital cameras, LCD screen, flash, image sensor and processing engine are power-hungry, but basically is unexpected type of instantaneous high voltage requirements, and alkaline battery voltage drops quickly, so the new alkaline batteries are often bought a few pictures taken after 10 can not continue to use.

2, Ni-MH batteries (Nickel-Metal Hudride, Ni-MH)

The same as in the design and use of environment, Ni-MH HP Pavilion dv7 battery life is generally longer than the 40% nickel-cadmium batteries, and can be used continuously more than 600 times, and some nickel-metal hydride batteries up to 1200 times. Ni-MH battery also has a high capacity, discharge depth, resistance to overcharge and over discharge, charging time is short and obvious advantages. Nickel-metal hydride batteries currently used in most digital cameras is the battery.

The current nickel-metal hydride batteries on the market, made of GP super, made in Japan Olympus and Toshiba, as well as Yili, the next generation and other emerging brands have good performance, although one-time investment is large nickel-metal hydride batteries, but long-term use down the cost is very high, shoot for the regular players, it should be a minimum configuration of two nickel-metal hydride batteries.

3, lithium battery (Li-ion)

Lithium-ion HP Pavilion ZV6000 battery price is relatively high, but it has a light weight, large capacity, energy density advantage compared with the nickel-metal hydride batteries, lithium ion battery of light 30% -40%, energy 60% higher than they are because of this , lithium-ion battery production and sales are gradually than nickel-metal hydride batteries. In addition, lithium-ion battery is almost no “memory effect” and does not contain toxic substances, etc. is also an important reason for its widespread application.

More and more digital cameras are beginning to use a lithium-ion batteries, especially stylish compact digital camera, such as Canon IXUS series, Sony P series, these lithium-ion batteries are proprietary, because of its interface, volume, voltage and so has a unique design, it generally can not be used for other cameras (some with different brands and models of digital cameras can be common).

There are some digital camera comes standard with a one-time lithium-ion HP omnibook xe3 battery, which is the familiar CR-V3 lithium batteries,

4, the battery pack (Battery Package)

Battery pack is usually caused by a group composed of nickel-metal hydride batteries or lithium batteries of high-capacity battery, the battery than the average size of a large, but because a large capacity battery pack, often more than 3600mha, offers long recording time, but also increasingly more attention by consumers, now a common battery packs on the market include Samsung, Puma and so on.

Capacity of the battery pack in addition to the difference and, in the output voltage are different, so the time of purchase should check the Dell studio 1535 battery pack for details of digital camera brand and model.

Experience digital camera battery

The main problem is that battery charging, the lithium-ion laptop batteries are generally used with a special charger to charge matching, effectiveness and safety of charging more secure. The nickel-metal hydride rechargeable batteries need to note the following:

1, charging a reasonable choice. Under normal circumstances, to recommend charging the battery slow charge mode selection, so you can extend battery life. If you regularly use the fast charge mode charging, the battery should be given a period of time several times to maintain the nature of the slow charge.

To remind everyone that some fast chargers on the market is purely to enhance the fast charge current and charge, there is no perfect protection circuit, this approach is to significantly reduce the cost of Dell inspiron 9300 battery life, the purchase must To prevent such products.

2, the charge should pay attention to other problems. Although the Ni-MH battery memory effect is small, but it is recommended that you run out of power after the charge; each charge must be sufficient before use, often caused by insufficient capacity will be gradually reduced.

In addition to reducing power consumption, when shooting should try not to use flash and zoom operation unnecessary, but also reduce the brightness of the LCD to reduce power consumption. Light environment, LCD when not see, simply close the LCD screen and optical viewfinder, which can significantly save power.

If multiple sets of back-up battery, the Dell Inspiron 700M battery should be given to each group labeled with different labels, and do not mix batteries of different groups. Not the same battery capacity (including the nominal capacity or the battery discharge level of inconsistency) is best not to mix, because in use, the first small capacity battery is discharged, it may be the reverse charge, thus affecting the battery life.

In the course of what, if you encounter a group to work soon after the battery is fully charged camera battery warning appears the phenomenon, it means the battery has a battery shop performance has been poor (excluding the camera problems), we can measure with a multimeter each cell voltage and instantaneous short-circuit current to identify the battery performance is good or bad. Usually a single fully charged battery voltage is about 1.4V, 10A current file with a multimeter measured the instantaneous short-circuit current should be between 5 ~ 8A, if a cell value has significantly deviated from the same group with the difference compared to other battery large, it can be sure that the IBM thinkpad r30 battery performance has deteriorated and should be replaced.

Maintenance, use and maintenance of the battery

Different digital cameras and traditional cameras, digital cameras demand for electricity is particularly great. Thus, lithium and nickel-metal hydride batteries can be reused and the power of these large cells are also more and more digital camera users. But regardless of lithium or nickel-metal hydride battery, a variety of battery use, save, have a lot to bring to attention.

NiMH batteries have memory effect, although the memory effect is very low, but this effect will reduce the overall battery capacity and use of time. As time goes on, less and less stored charge, also will consume the battery faster. Therefore, we should try to be all used up rechargeable. If you are using a dedicated lithium IBM thinkpad t40 Battery or lithium ion battery, no memory effect problem is how to consider.

In daily use, the insulation should pay attention to maintaining the integrity of the battery, if they are damaged, should be transparent tape cement. Check the battery if there is oxidation of the electrode, mild oxidation to wipe off the can, but if it is a serious case of oxidation or loss should be immediately replaced with new batteries. Meanwhile, in order to avoid power loss, the need to maintain contact across the battery and battery inside the cover for cleaning, if necessary, use a soft, clean dry cloth and gently wipe the battery. With a small eraser (for example, that the head of a pencil) out into the HP touchsmart tx2 battery pack in clean metal contacts, but must not use cleaners with detergent solubility.

Do not use a cracked battery case to prevent corrosion of the battery inside the camera or produce chemicals other adverse consequences. The battery when not in use, the battery should be removed from the camera, stored in a cool dry place. Out shooting, should spare battery into the laptop battery box or plastic bag, and not on the bag, pocket, bag or other container with metal objects, to prevent short circuits.

Battery is the key for the digital camera, second in importance only lens I’m afraid, and in order to photograph in your heart, a powerful battery to provide power as a follow-up is essential. But even the best battery time, if not properly carry out maintenance and maintenance, will not take long to lose the strong power, so battery maintenance is very important.

Battery Maintenance

For a (section) digital camera battery for the duration of use, not just its quality, power on, in fact, the use of operations with the user also has great relevance. Most photographers are used after every use of the camera on the camera bag inside, or on the cupboard, took out the battery is not kept separately, this approach sounds fine, but not conducive to battery protection.

If more than 15 days do not usually use the camera, it is best to remove the battery from the camera inside the store alone, save the environment, it is best to dry and cool place, and do not store the battery together with metal objects.

According to our survey, you can buy in the market most digital cameras use lithium batteries, it is relatively easy to store. The only caveat is that if not used for long, preferably at intervals of 2 months to activate a battery, which is the charge and discharge time, this can effectively extend battery life.

As for the Ni-MH battery 5, the most annoying is the memory effect, this effect will reduce the overall vgp-bps13a/b battery capacity and the use of time, and as time goes on, less and less stored charge, the battery will consume the more you have to faster. Therefore, we should try to run out of power rechargeable, each charge must be sufficient to power the most full.

If you go out, the temporary use of alkaline batteries, we must remember that time out, or when unused for long periods, the battery is easy to Tangshui corrosion circuit, the camera could not escape the destiny scrapped.

For users of alkaline batteries, already mentioned above, remember the point is finished using the digital camera, remove the battery must remember to avoid the phenomenon of cell sap and damage the machine.

As for the use of rechargeable nickel-metal hydride batteries and lithium users. NB-4L Battery charge is very particular about, bought back the batteries are generally very low or no power consumption, the first charge must be adequate. Lithium battery charging time is generally longer than 8 hours, while the Ni-MH battery charging time is generally more than 16 hours. To achieve best results, that is, the battery has reached its maximum capacity, generally more than 3 times repeated charge-discharge can. Battery with three times, the best opportunity to find a completely exhausted battery to charge again, try not to charge the battery when there are remnants of repeated charge, or will shorten battery life. After the battery charge is generally more heat, it is best to be cool and then into the camera battery.

But note that lithium batteries because there is no memory effect, so do not discharge, otherwise it will damage the battery structure, loss of battery life.

In addition, in order to avoid the loss of electricity, the use of nickel-metal hydride battery user, charging is completed, remove the li-40b battery, do not let the battery contact with the conductor while the positive and negative poles, for example, do not use your fingers touch both ends of the battery. The use of lithium users should try to keep the camera inside the battery positive and negative battery contacts clean, if necessary, wipe with a dry cloth and then gently wipe the battery.

Also note that, even if the user is to use lithium batteries, digital camera in a long time when not in use, should be completely discharged, remove the battery, stored in a dry, cool environment. The other thing to note is that both the use of nickel-metal hydride cheap camera battery or lithium users, it is best not to have a charged battery on the purse, pocket, bag or container with metal objects, in order to prevent short-circuit .

Digital camera battery power Dafa:

1, to avoid frequent use of flash: If you are not professional photographers, then, except in the invisible fingers of the night, the light intensity of an ordinary day for the average digital camera, it is enough.

2, try to avoid unnecessary zoom operation: zoom the camera lens stretched it out a reduction, is power. You can move the pace of hyperactivity, with “artificial zoom” approach instead of “camera zoom” to save NIKON EN-EL1 battery power.

3, Do not let the screen has been lit: If the case of small power, can turn off the LCD screen, use the viewfinder to adjust the picture composition, is for a digital camera, LCD should be considered the most power-hungry components, general digital camera, LCD screen after closing time can be used when the original length of about 3 times.

4, less shooting and video: minimize the use of multi-shot feature and video capture video, as the completion of these functions is to use the built-in buffer body to temporarily save the screen shot, the power consumption a lot.

5, should not frequently open, shut down: Many users know that the display stays lit is Sony VGP-BPS3 battery power, so in order to save electricity use to frequent opening and shutdown. In fact, frequently open, shut down the electricity wasted consumption than bright display even more, especially for larger diameter lenses, but also requires a substantial expansion of the camera, the switch is power. Most digital cameras have automatic shutdown option, this setting should not be set too short, otherwise easily lead to frequent opening and shut down. Of course, frequent artificial opening, shut down and should be avoided.

6, optical image stabilization not normally open: Optical image stabilization is by driving the lens or image sensor components, offset by the subject matter images and the relative motion between the sensor achieved. Either way the optical image stabilization, would result in no small vgp-bps13a/b power consumption, in particular some models can be anti-shake mode is set to “always on” so that power loss will be caused by the more powerful. To this end, we have a good scene in the light should turn off the optical image stabilization feature, you must use, should also be less “always on” mode.