flowerj1
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posted on February 11, 2004 07:32:13 PM new
I got a new Nikon Coolpix 3100 for Christmas and the battery that came with it (a CRV3) died within a couple weeks. The CRV3's are very expensive, so I want to get rechargeable batteries and charger base. Do the rechargeable batteries hold a charge for very long? What brand do you use or recommend? Thanks for your input.
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sanmar
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posted on February 11, 2004 07:47:26 PM new
First of all; Are you saying your battery won't recharge? If this is the case I would immediately complain to Nikkon & ask for a new batery or batteries. I went to Costco & bought a Panasonic Rechargeable battery pack which consistist of 4 AA batteries & 2 AAA batteroies for $20.00. They are are supposed to take 500 recharges. I have an older Olympus that did't come with rechargeable bstteries. I went to Costco & bought a Panasonic rechargeable battery pack which has 4 AA bstteries & 2 AAA batteries. Panasonic says these will last for 500 recharges. Cost $20.00.
[ edited by sanmar on Feb 11, 2004 07:48 PM ]
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kiara
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posted on February 11, 2004 07:51:30 PM new
Hi flowerj1,
I'm not familiar with your camera but here is a site that reviews it and talks about the batteries.
http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/nikon/coolpix3100-review/
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stopwhining
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posted on February 11, 2004 07:54:22 PM new
nikon cannot take regular aa batteries.
i have a nikon coolpix 995?? which comes with one battery,no charger.so i bot another battery on ebay and a charger so one is always charged up.
you should find the nikon website and get the details.
there is also sites which talk about cameras.
-sig file -------the lobster in the boiling pot of water who tries to prevent the others from climbing out.
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sparkz
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posted on February 11, 2004 08:26:12 PM new
You got a bad battery with your camera. The CRV3 is a one time non-rechargeable Lithium battery and should have an extremely long life. My Kodak came with one and it's still going strong after over 500 pictures, many with flash. Physically, it is two cells wrapped together in one pack and is the same size as two AA cells. You should be able to use two AA Ni-Mh (Nikel Metal Hydride) rechargeable batteries if you don't want to replace the CRV3 with another. Be sure you get the correct charger for them and don't confuse them with Ni-Cad (Nickel Cadmium) batteries which you don't want to use in a digital camera.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
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Libra63
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posted on February 11, 2004 08:36:22 PM new
Is the battery in your camera a Lithium Battery? If so, you take many digital pictures but the downloading of them eats up that battery in no time. When I had my first camera that is the battery i had and when I downloaded my pictures the battery was gone. I got an AC Adapter and used that to download and the Lithium battery to take the pictures. You can keep that attached to your hard-drive and plug it into your camera when your are going to download your pictures. Be sure and take your battery out of the camera before you download.
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sparkz
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posted on February 11, 2004 09:10:22 PM new
Very good point Libra. I'm so used to using my AC adapter for downloading I assumed everyone did. Downloading will zap a battery quicker than anything. Also, if you don't absolutely need the LCD display to frame or focus a closeup, keep it off. Those displays are more power hungry than most people realize.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
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planetgrapefruit
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posted on February 11, 2004 10:25:32 PM new
I spent a lot of money on the CRV3's before I purchased a recharger. Now, I only used the rechargables for our auction photos but I still take the CRV3's when I'm out and about because of the longer life.
I eliminated the camera download hassle by getting a card reader. Much easier - goes right into the USB port and powers from the computer itself.
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maybedee
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posted on February 12, 2004 05:31:45 AM new
The card reader is the way to go for me. Bought the Dazzle card reader for my new Olympus camera and it works great. Used the Flash Path for my last Olympus. I didn't like the idea of connecting the camera to the computer, very inconvenient with my set up.
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throughhiker
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posted on February 12, 2004 08:40:41 AM new
flowerj1,
I have been using Nikon digital cameras (880, and 4300) for about three years and am fairly satisfied. Both these cameras use the same Lithium EN-EL1 battery. These batteries came with the camera and a charger was also included. I shoot a lot of bird pictures and my technique requires the LCD to be on for best results. I get about 90 pictures per charged battery but have gotten as many as 150.
I believe 100 pictures with any camera battery with the LCD on is what you should expect. Leave the LCD off and look through the view finder you could double that. Always use A/C when downloading pics but as stated above, card readers are the only way to go.
Two weeks dosen't tell us anything. If you took three pictures in Two weeks then I would think there is something wrong. Christmas time is picture time so I'm guessing you took many more pictures. The life of the battery is directly related to how many pictures you take, and leaving the LCD on uses lots of juice.
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