Appendix A: Batteries And Camera Accessories; Managing Batteries - HP PhotoSmart 945 User Manual

Appendix A:
Batteries and
Camera Accessories

Managing Batteries

Your camera uses four AA batteries. For best results, use
photo-lithium or rechargeable NiMH batteries. If you must use
alkaline batteries, use high-grade "ultra" or "premium"
varieties instead of ordinary alkaline batteries.
The following table shows how different types of batteries
perform in different type of use scenarios:
Type of use
Most economical (more than 30
pictures per month)
Most economical (less than 30
pictures per month)
Heavy use of flash, frequent pictures
Heavy use of video
Heavy use of
Longest overall battery life
Low temperature/Winter use
Infrequent use (without dock)
Infrequent use (with dock)
Want to recharge batteries

Appendix A: Batteries and Camera Accessories

Live View
Photo-
Alkaline Lithium
Poor Fair
Fair Good
Poor Good
Poor Good
Poor Good
Poor Good
Poor Good
Fair Good
Fair Good
No No
NiMH
Good
Fair
Good
Good
Good
Fair
Fair
Fair
Good
Yes
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