What digital camera drains the least battery power?

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malk e

I am looking for a new digital camera. My only requirement is that the camera does not kill your batteries so quickly. I have a Samsung 5.0, that stupid camera is terrible. I take like 6 pics, and the batteries are dead. Then I had to recharge them again. I hate walking around with chargers and with 3 pairs of different batteries. And if I use regular batteries, they died even sooner

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Large LCD viewfinders eat batteries. It seems nice to have a big LCD monitor, but hey are power hungry. You will have to do what you can to turn the thing off as soon as you don't need it any longer. Set it to shut off at the shortest possible innterval after you take the picture. Set it so that it doesn't not display unless you tap the shutter button to wake it up. Even this will not go a long way towards conserving batteries.

Consumer Reports for November 2006 has ranked the Canon Powershot A620 as the best compact digital camera. It is becoming almost a legend for longevity at the top of various consumer lists. It looks like this model has been replaced by the A630, which I would expect to be just as popular. The A640 appears quite similar and shares the "600" series numbering, so I guess it's just another upgraded version of the now-classic A620. It looks pretty much the same except for being a 10 MP camera.

The A620 was rated about twice as good as any as far a battery life. I hope the A630 and A640 are just as good. Use Energizer e2 LITHIUM batteries and you will be happy with battery life.

At least if you have trouble with running down batteries, you can go into any store and buy some "AA" alkaline batteries and get back to business. This won't be a problem, though.

A digital camera for an experienced photographer with poor eyesight?

lulu6

I want to get a digital camera -- ideally an SLR -- for someone who is good with electronics but has deteriorating vision. He used to take beautiful film photographs and feels that a point-and-shoot is too amateurish. I imagine the viewfinder should be big, and the menu reasonably simple. He needs an all-purpose lens, but doesn't need the ability to change lenses. Thanks!

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Your friend is a candidate for one of the few DSLR models with LiveView, where the lcd screen is used for composing the photo. This is similar to what he's used to with his compact point-and-shoot digital camera.

The least expensive model with this feature would be the Olympus EVOLT E-410. There are other models in the Olympus line, also with Live View.
http://www.ritzcamera.com/product/541555959.htm

After that, he might consider the Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1.
http://www.ritzcamera.com/product/542391115.htm

Nikon offers the new D300, with this same feature.
http://www.ritzcamera.com/product/SLR1164.htm

The final test is to have him handle each brand of camera. The feel, controls, and menus are especially important for all, but especially for a photographer with deteriorating sight.

There are also SLR-like cameras from Sony, Canon, Fuji, and Nikon. Here's two examples.

Look at the Olympus E-20N.
http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-cameras/olympus-e-20n-digital/4505-6501_7-7251079.html?tag=img
Or the Sony R-1.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonydscr1/

Here's a site with very, very thorough reviews for you to look over.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/default.asp?view=alpha

I hope this is helpful for you and your friend. Please ask, if you have any other questions.

And the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicfz18/

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