I recently purchased a Pentax K100d digital SLR. I can highly recommend this camera!

It takes four AA batteries.... "hmmm", I remember thinking "surely a real digital SLR doesn't take AA's?" Many people saw this as a pro (low on power? nip into a service station and grab some AAs!) and some people saw it as a con (propriatory batteries hold more power!)

I was a bit skeptical... I saw AA's as the biggest negative with this camera.

The cheap alkeline AAs I got with the camera literally lasted a couple of shots! Hmmm... I put in some fresh Alkeline batteries, a bit better performance, but not much.

I had some rechargable AAs and a charger that I got with my Sony compact digital. Tried those. Not bad. But after a dozen shots the battery indicator would show "50%". After a few dozen more shots, I would have to trick the camera by turning it off for a seconds, then back on.

I bought a fresh pack of some Sony rechargable batteries, because my research suggested they were good. Better - but similair performance. I grumbled, and thought, not brilliant performance but I can cope.

I bought a brand spanking new super battery charger (Maha Powerex C801D). Fantastic charger! Highly recommended.

I "recycled" the batteries (charges, depletes, then charges)... no performance improvement.

OK. More research.... many people bragged about Energizer AA rechargables.

lol.... to cut a long story shot

Energizer AAs rock!

I bought a 4 pack of Energizer AA's from the local supermarket for $AU 25. I was skeptical.

I took a couple of hundred shots. They still show 100% power.

I took some more. I used the flash. I occasionally picked the camera up, put it on continuous shooting mode, and clicked randomly. I used the flash lots. It still says 100%!

If you need AA rechargables, I highly recommend Energizer.


Hell, I may even post a cheesy image of me proudly displaying a pack of them! That's how impressed I am.

(technical note: my Sony batteries were 2300mAh, and then I tried 2500mAh, the Energizers are 2500mAh)

I will second that!

I have been using them in my Canon A620 since I bought it and have been completely happy with them. I shot well over 600 photos on them before I changed batteries. 24$ at Wallys gets you the slow charger and 4 batteries...worth every penny.

well... there you got...

i posted this a week ago... i've still been shooting frequently and... guess what?

i am still on the first charge of my energizer batteries

I am not having good luck with my Energizers in my Fugi 602 Z. When I charge my other batteries (Sun batteries), I get good results and that proves that the charger works. Anyone out there having problems. Could I have bad batteries.......sigh............