Mine always rides "shotgun"... and, with CHDK, delivers RAW files. Hands down, the best dollar value in photography today; it's there to guaran-damn-tee you get the shot that you'd miss were it necessary to unlimber your DSLR kit!
Dave, East River, SD
Uuglypher wrote:
Hey, Ray,
Tell me what you mean by a "compound battery pac".
Dave in SD
One sealed package with external connections, containing two or more batteries.
Ray
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Sounds interesting.
I presume these are rechargeable? And how does on fit this into or connect it with one's camera.
And where does one find appropriate "compound battery packs" for one's particular camera?
Dave Graham
Hey, Ray,
Tell me what you mean by a "compound battery pac".
Dave in SD
Yep! I have a Powershot A 590-IS as well. Great for macr/close-ups and super reliable. It's been my P&S-in-the-shotgun-seat- of-choice for the past 4 years. Also use it for digiscoping.
Dave in East River, SD.
"Having 4 spare packs is more convenient than a bunch of batteries that can get mixed up. A lot of those "AA" chargers are suspect too."
Keeping Charged vs. Discharged AA batteries identified? Here's a couple of hints: save Rx pill bottles that will hold 4 AA batteries. Discharged? Positive ends down. ..... Charged? Positive ends up!
Or...
Use rubber bands to hold groups of three or four batteries together. If discharged, place some positive end up, some with negative ends up. If charged, place the positive ends of all in the bunch in the same direction. Keep each group of three or four in separate plastic sandwich bags.
To keep charged and discharged battery pacs identified? Wrap a rubber band around the "middle" if discharged, around the "ends" if charged. Most battery pacs have their contacts at one "end"...which by process of elimination identifies the other (opposite) "end".
Problem solved.
Dave Graham
East River, SD
Re: batteries...
Go for a camera that is powered by AA batteries rather than a proprietary battery. AA rechargeables, especially the new NiZn rechargeables, beat the camera-specific proprietary batteries hands down! Why? When you forget your charged back-up battery you can always buy some AA batteries at the closest convenience store!
Dave, East River, SD
may I suggest that the time spent wading through the partially complete, partially inaccurate, and generally unhelpful responses to the original question could be better spent reading the tutorials and forums at
http://www.naturephotographers.net/members.htmlAnd/or
http://www.luminous landscape.com
These sites offer concise explanations offered by well experienced and authoritative photographers rather than by fellow, and often somewhat confused rank amateurs. They do not "talk down" to those asking the questions and can be relied upon to give substantive, helpful answers.
Dave in SD