Additional Features Advanced Features Shopping Links Batteries Digital cameras chew through batteries at an alarming rate when the LCD and flash are in use.
Many cameras use four AA batteries.
A set of regular alkalines can be sucked dry after 15-20 minutes. To limit your upkeep costs, it's important to get a camera that will accept rechargeable batteries. A camera might accept only one or two kinds of batteries so be sure to find out what kind. The two Nickel based batteries are considerably cheaper than Lithium ones, but the Nickel batteries lose their charge much faster when not in use. The most prevalent rechargeables are NiCad.