Sorry, you're right about the power of 10, I was tihnking milli = 100, too
early for me, I guess.
But since you didn't use Olympus brand batteries, I didn't use Canon. Like
you, I chose a generic with more power. The Canon is ~1150 maH, IIRC, many
of the generics are 1350, like your third-party 2300 maH generics.
Bottom line, mine's still bigger than yours
At least until the 2500 maH
AA cells come out in a few months.
Tom P.
"Alfred Molon" wrote in message
news.com...
Perhaps you should check your math, Tom.
First of all you are off by one power of ten:
1.2V x 2.3 Ah x 4 = 9.2 Wh, not 92 Wh
The Canon battery (BP-511) has an energy of 8.1 Wh. See he
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canong3/page11.asp
In article ,
says...
Better check that math again, Alfred. The Canon battery is 7.4v, not
1.2v.
So the available power is 7.4 x 1350 (typical rating of a generic BP-511
battery) = 9990 (or 99.9 watts). Each of your AA Nimh cells is 1.2 x
2300 =
2300, so four would be 2300 x 4 or 9200 (or 92 watts). So they are
actually
about the same. Then there's the question of how much power each camera
uses, which would be a much better guide to determining which will last
longer.
I have no experience with the Olympus, but I can say that two BP-511's
in
the grip of my 10D powered it for my entire vacation (10 days) a couple
of
weeks ago.
Tom P.
"Alfred Molon" wrote in message
news.com...
In article ,
says...
Both are very capable cameras. While 5050 includes charger and
batteries, G3
charge in camera and its battery life is far longer than 4 nihm AA.
Not really. A set of four 2200 mAh NiMH has more energy than the G3
battery and will last for over 300 shots (with the LCD on).
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Alfred Molon
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