wrote:
That's odd that the flash is a heavy drain. I know it has to pump the
1.2V or 1.5V to over the KV range...but I have an old flash unit that
uses one AA that lasts a long time?

Depends on how much power you're putting into the flash.

It would seem that power to the CCD would use more current than the
LCD. (Mp vs Kpixels)

It's the illumination that sucks the power. The same with laptop
computers - lights draw power.

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Ray Fischer