FYI: Sanyo 2500mAh AA cells announced in Japan!

http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2004/0706/sanyo.htm
(Use http://babelfish.altavista.com/ to translate)

Release date of August 1st in Japan.
Brnad new 2500mAh (typical, 2300mAh minimum) Ni-Mh AA cells for use in
digital cameras and other devices.

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The following comparisons vs. older, lower capacity cells lets you see
how much more runtime you can expect to determine if it's worth upgrading.


Comparison of % increase vs. older cells:
vs. 2400mAh AA : 4%+
2300mAh AA : 9%+
2200mAh AA : 14%+
2100mAh AA : 19%+
2000mAh AA : 25%+
1800mAh AA : 39%+
1600mAh AA : 56%+


Assuming a baseline of 2 hour runtimes with your current AAs vs. the
latest 2500mAh cells:

2 hour 2400mAh cell vs. 2500mAh AA - 2.1 hours
2 hour 2300mAh cell vs. 2500mAh AA - 2.2 hours
2 hour 2200mAh cell vs. 2500mAh AA - 2.3 hours
2 hour 2100mAh cell vs. 2500mAh AA - 2.4 hours
2 hour 2000mAh cell vs. 2500mAh AA - 2.5 hours
2 hour 1600mAh cell vs. 2500mAh AA - 3.1 hours

More reason to insist on cameras that use AA batteries.

I will ONLY buy AA-batteried cameras.