Friend and reader Steve Crane [1] send the following to me in email:
Hi Sean,
I recall reading in your blog a while back that you were dissappointed with the battery life [2] of your new digital camera. I came across this article today that might give you some ideas on improving it.
http://www.digiteyesed.com/writings/articles/000001.shtml [3]
Cheers.
Well, since then, I've found that the Rayovac NiMH (Nickle Metal Hydride) rechargable batteries [4] seem to work wonders in the camera as I can get hours, nay, days, of use out of these batteries in the digital camera. I had attempted to use the Rayovac Alkaline rechargable batteries [5] in the camera (since I found they work great for the Newton I have) but they lasted all of maybe five seconds, if that.
But the NiMH ones work beautifully, and I can use the same recharger for both these and the Alkalines.
[1] http://craniac.afraid.org/
[3] http://www.digiteyesed.com/writings/articles/000001.shtml
[4] http://www.rayovac.com/products/recharge/nimh.shtml