battery question

In article ,
"Denis Marier" wrote:

Before offering some information, how old are the batteries and what type of
memory card you have. What is the present version of your firmware in you
camera. Has the Olympus people made and update for your firmware.
If you charge your battery and leave them in the camera how long will it
take to discharge without taking any pictures?.
If you leave a charged battery on the shelf how long will it take to
discharge?
Once I know the answers to these questions we will be in position to have a
better picture of the situation.

"Cliffy" wrote in message
...
I use rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride batteries in my Olympus D-560
camera. And recharge on an Energizer Class 2 charger. The batteries loose
their charge very quickly whether in or out of the camera. If I want to
use
the camera after about a week or so, batteries are gone and so are the
standby batteries. Is this normal? What can I do to have a ready camera?



First does your charger fully charge your batteries?

On the back of your charger is the output in mAh.
On your battery is the capacity in mAh.
Add 40% to the battery capacity and divide the charger output into the
capacity (+ 40 %)

The result is the amount of time it takes for your charger to fully
charge your batteries.

Now, does your charger turn off before that amount of time? If so your
batteries are not fully charged.

Does your charger require that you insert pairs of batteries?

If so your charger probably stops charging the pair when after one of
the batteries is fully charged. In that case the other may not be fully
charged.

Does your charger test your cells to see what their condition is? And if
it detects a problem reform the cells? If not you are not getting full
charge.

Does your charger make the cells get hot during charging?

If so it is ruining the cells.

If your charger turns off before your cells are charged or requires
pairs of cells or does not test your cells or overheats the cells then
you will get far better performance from a smart charger.

With a good smart charger cells are always charged to 100% full capacity
and a set of cells can be left in without overheating so a spare set is
always ready.

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To reply no_ HPMarketing Corp.

In article ,
"Denis Marier" wrote:

Before offering some information, how old are the batteries and what type of
memory card you have. What is the present version of your firmware in you
camera. Has the Olympus people made and update for your firmware.
If you charge your battery and leave them in the camera how long will it
take to discharge without taking any pictures?.
If you leave a charged battery on the shelf how long will it take to
discharge?
Once I know the answers to these questions we will be in position to have a
better picture of the situation.

"Cliffy" wrote in message
...
I use rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride batteries in my Olympus D-560
camera. And recharge on an Energizer Class 2 charger. The batteries loose
their charge very quickly whether in or out of the camera. If I want to
use
the camera after about a week or so, batteries are gone and so are the
standby batteries. Is this normal? What can I do to have a ready camera?



First does your charger fully charge your batteries?

On the back of your charger is the output in mAh.
On your battery is the capacity in mAh.
Add 40% to the battery capacity and divide the charger output into the
capacity (+ 40 %)

The result is the amount of time it takes for your charger to fully
charge your batteries.

Now, does your charger turn off before that amount of time? If so your
batteries are not fully charged.

Does your charger require that you insert pairs of batteries?

If so your charger probably stops charging the pair when after one of
the batteries is fully charged. In that case the other may not be fully
charged.

Does your charger test your cells to see what their condition is? And if
it detects a problem reform the cells? If not you are not getting full
charge.

Does your charger make the cells get hot during charging?

If so it is ruining the cells.

If your charger turns off before your cells are charged or requires
pairs of cells or does not test your cells or overheats the cells then
you will get far better performance from a smart charger.

With a good smart charger cells are always charged to 100% full capacity
and a set of cells can be left in without overheating so a spare set is
always ready.

--
To reply no_ HPMarketing Corp.

I use rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride batteries in my Olympus D-560
camera. And recharge on an Energizer Class 2 charger. The batteries loose
their charge very quickly whether in or out of the camera. If I want to use
the camera after about a week or so, batteries are gone and so are the
standby batteries. Is this normal? What can I do to have a ready camera?

Cliffy-

I've fought the rechargeable battle for years. What you experience is normal.
If not when the batteries are new, then certainly later in their life.

My Olympus C-3040Z came with a set of CR-V3 lithium batteries, but I didn't
want to spend the money it might cost to use them. However, I got so tired of
the AA NiMH cells being dead when I needed them, that I decided to go back to
the CR-V3s.

Yes they cost more, but it is well worth it to me to be able to depend on them
when it might be several weeks between uses of the camera. If your D-560 can
use them, you might give the CR-V3 lithium batteries a try. If the CR-V3s
don't fit the D-560, there are lithium AA cells available that may work for
you.

As with any battery, it is a good idea to have a spare set. With the CR-V3s,
you will have plenty of time to acquire a replacement for the spare.

Fred

"Fred McKenzie" wrote in message
...
I use rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride batteries in my Olympus D-560
camera. And recharge on an Energizer Class 2 charger. The batteries loose
their charge very quickly whether in or out of the camera. If I want to
use
the camera after about a week or so, batteries are gone and so are the
standby batteries. Is this normal? What can I do to have a ready camera?


Cliffy-

I've fought the rechargeable battle for years. What you experience is
normal.
If not when the batteries are new, then certainly later in their life.

My Olympus C-3040Z came with a set of CR-V3 lithium batteries, but I
didn't
want to spend the money it might cost to use them. However, I got so
tired of
the AA NiMH cells being dead when I needed them, that I decided to go back
to
the CR-V3s.

Yes they cost more, but it is well worth it to me to be able to depend on
them
when it might be several weeks between uses of the camera. If your D-560
can
use them, you might give the CR-V3 lithium batteries a try. If the CR-V3s
don't fit the D-560, there are lithium AA cells available that may work
for
you.

As with any battery, it is a good idea to have a spare set. With the
CR-V3s,
you will have plenty of time to acquire a replacement for the spare.

Fred
I've had Quest batteries in my canon A40 for over 20 weeks and close to 200
shots. Digital brand do just as well. I now have an A95 and the Digitals are
in that and show every indication of doing just as well. Yes, NiMH's will
lose charge over time, but with decent one's this shouldn't be a problem for
normal camera use. You either have bad batteries or they aren't getting
charged. If your experience were typical, nobody would use NiMH in cameras.
Dave Cohen

http://www.thomas-distributing.com/

This link provides some excellent batteries and chargers. Go MAHA brand and
you will be ok.


"Cliffy" wrote in message
...
I use rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride batteries in my Olympus D-560
camera. And recharge on an Energizer Class 2 charger. The batteries loose
their charge very quickly whether in or out of the camera. If I want to
use
the camera after about a week or so, batteries are gone and so are the
standby batteries. Is this normal? What can I do to have a ready camera?

When they're brand-new, I'd agree - when mine were new, I never worried
about letting them sit, and never had a problem. But now that they're a
couple of years old, they won't last two weeks after being taken out of
the
charger. Fresh from the charger, they're still pretty good, but letting
them sit drains them fast. The newer sets that I've bought are better
about
it, but as they age, they're starting to lose it as well.

Yes, that is also what I have experienced.