No photos, arrgh!

I bought some pet steps so Persia can get down off the bed more easily. (My
precious kitty is now middle-aged.) This morning she was sitting on the top
step, looking over her shoulder like a pinup model from the 1940s. I
grabbed the camera, and couldn't believe she held the pose. Went to take
the picture... the batteries were dead.

This camera eats batteries like kids eat chocolate chip cookies. I can only
take two photos and it exhausts the batteries. I keep two batteries on the
charger at all times, doesn't matter. It just dies in a matter of minutes.
It's a good thing I'm not planning to photograph my life using this thing.

Anyway, I'll probably never get the chance to catch Persia in that pose
again. She looked so pretty. So regal. So smug. "These are my steps, I
have my own steps. Look how far I've come!"

Jill

In article , "jmcquown" wrote:

This camera eats batteries like kids eat chocolate chip cookies.

That's highly irregular. You need to establish whether it is the camera
that's defective or the batteries have grown exceedingly weak. There's no
question that NiMH batteries lose their oomph over time. Do you have another
device that takes (I assume) AA batteries that you can use to judge the
battery life?

Art

On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:30:12 -0400, "jmcquown"
wrote:

I bought some pet steps so Persia can get down off the bed more easily. (My
precious kitty is now middle-aged.) This morning she was sitting on the top
step, looking over her shoulder like a pinup model from the 1940s. I
grabbed the camera, and couldn't believe she held the pose. Went to take
the picture... the batteries were dead.

This camera eats batteries like kids eat chocolate chip cookies. I can only
take two photos and it exhausts the batteries. I keep two batteries on the
charger at all times, doesn't matter. It just dies in a matter of minutes.
It's a good thing I'm not planning to photograph my life using this thing.

Anyway, I'll probably never get the chance to catch Persia in that pose
again. She looked so pretty. So regal. So smug. "These are my steps, I
have my own steps. Look how far I've come!"

Jill

If you are using AA rechargeable batteries, they may simply be old, and
will no longer take or keep a charge.

Get some new NiMH AA batteries.

~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^..^

"Life without cats would be only marginally worth living."
-TC, and the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico kitty, Kenzie.

Every day is a treasure with Kenzie; I try to treat them that way. There
will only be so many, and then there will never, ever, be any more.

How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven.
- Robert Heinlein

"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
I bought some pet steps so Persia can get down off the bed more easily.
(My precious kitty is now middle-aged.) This morning she was sitting on
the top step, looking over her shoulder like a pinup model from the 1940s.
I grabbed the camera, and couldn't believe she held the pose. Went to
take the picture... the batteries were dead.

This camera eats batteries like kids eat chocolate chip cookies. I can
only take two photos and it exhausts the batteries. I keep two batteries
on the charger at all times, doesn't matter. It just dies in a matter of
minutes. It's a good thing I'm not planning to photograph my life using
this thing.

Anyway, I'll probably never get the chance to catch Persia in that pose
again. She looked so pretty. So regal. So smug. "These are my steps, I
have my own steps. Look how far I've come!"

Jill

I had that problem with my last digital camera, which used AA batteries. I
finally gave up on the rechargeable batteries. I found the disposable ones
lasted much longer. Eventually the camera itself died, but while it worked,
I was very happy once I switched to disposable batteries.

Of course, the kind of batteries your camera uses makes a difference. My
current camera uses a special type of batteries. After a year or so, they
didn't seem to hold their charge, so I got some new ones. They were a bit
pricey, but they do hold a charge.

Joy

Arthur Shapiro wrote:
In article , "jmcquown" wrote:

This camera eats batteries like kids eat chocolate chip cookies.

That's highly irregular. You need to establish whether it is the camera
that's defective or the batteries have grown exceedingly weak. There's no
question that NiMH batteries lose their oomph over time. Do you have another
device that takes (I assume) AA batteries that you can use to judge the
battery life?

Art

While you are here --- did Milo ever show up? It would certainly be
nice to know if he did. MLB

jmcquown wrote:
I bought some pet steps so Persia can get down off the bed more
easily. (My precious kitty is now middle-aged.) This morning she
was sitting on the top step, looking over her shoulder like a pinup
model from the 1940s. I grabbed the camera, and couldn't believe
she held the pose. Went to take the picture... the batteries were
dead.
This camera eats batteries like kids eat chocolate chip cookies. I
can only take two photos and it exhausts the batteries. I keep two
batteries on the charger at all times, doesn't matter. It just dies
in a matter of minutes. It's a good thing I'm not planning to
photograph my life using this thing.
Anyway, I'll probably never get the chance to catch Persia in that
pose again. She looked so pretty. So regal. So smug. "These are
my steps, I have my own steps. Look how far I've come!"

Jill

It sounds like it's time for a new camera.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

"Arthur Shapiro" wrote in message
...
In article , "jmcquown"
wrote:

This camera eats batteries like kids eat chocolate chip cookies.

That's highly irregular. You need to establish whether it is the camera
that's defective or the batteries have grown exceedingly weak. There's no
question that NiMH batteries lose their oomph over time. Do you have
another
device that takes (I assume) AA batteries that you can use to judge the
battery life?

Art



Only the television remote control The batteries and the camera are less
than a year old. I suspect it's the camera itself; I've had trouble with it
from the start. I called their tech support people some time last year and
was told it's a known problem. They had me download some software from
their website which helped, for a bit.

I've still got my old Sony Mavica but it was sitting in my apartment back in
TN for over a year so that battery (not a AA) is dead, too. I ordered
another battery for that one. It's a much larger camera, not small and
sleek, but it has worked well for me. I'll go back to using that one when
the battery gets here. Still, I missed a glorious photo op!

Jill

"Gandalf" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:30:12 -0400, "jmcquown"
wrote:

I bought some pet steps so Persia can get down off the bed more easily.
(My
precious kitty is now middle-aged.) This morning she was sitting on the
top
step, looking over her shoulder like a pinup model from the 1940s. I
grabbed the camera, and couldn't believe she held the pose. Went to take
the picture... the batteries were dead.

This camera eats batteries like kids eat chocolate chip cookies. I can
only
take two photos and it exhausts the batteries. I keep two batteries on
the
charger at all times, doesn't matter. It just dies in a matter of
minutes.
It's a good thing I'm not planning to photograph my life using this thing.

Anyway, I'll probably never get the chance to catch Persia in that pose
again. She looked so pretty. So regal. So smug. "These are my steps, I
have my own steps. Look how far I've come!"

Jill

If you are using AA rechargeable batteries, they may simply be old, and
will no longer take or keep a charge.

Get some new NiMH AA batteries.

~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^..^


How old is old? The camera and NiMH AA batteries are less than a year old.
I've got regular batteries that have outlasted these. When I went back to
TN to pack up my stuff in my apartment a clock and several other things
running on regular AA batteries were still running after over a year. I
suspect it's the camera. I've had problems with it from the outset. At any
rate, I missed a great shot!

Jill

jmcquown kirjoitti:
"Gandalf" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:30:12 -0400, "jmcquown"
wrote:

I bought some pet steps so Persia can get down off the bed more
easily. (My
precious kitty is now middle-aged.) This morning she was sitting on
the top
step, looking over her shoulder like a pinup model from the 1940s. I
grabbed the camera, and couldn't believe she held the pose. Went to
take
the picture... the batteries were dead.

This camera eats batteries like kids eat chocolate chip cookies. I
can only
take two photos and it exhausts the batteries. I keep two batteries
on the
charger at all times, doesn't matter. It just dies in a matter of
minutes.
It's a good thing I'm not planning to photograph my life using this
thing.

Anyway, I'll probably never get the chance to catch Persia in that pose
again. She looked so pretty. So regal. So smug. "These are my
steps, I
have my own steps. Look how far I've come!"

Jill

If you are using AA rechargeable batteries, they may simply be old, and
will no longer take or keep a charge.

Get some new NiMH AA batteries.

~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^..^


How old is old? The camera and NiMH AA batteries are less than a year
old. I've got regular batteries that have outlasted these. When I went
back to TN to pack up my stuff in my apartment a clock and several other
things running on regular AA batteries were still running after over a
year. I suspect it's the camera. I've had problems with it from the
outset. At any rate, I missed a great shot!

Jill

Clocks use very little energy compared to cameras, especially if using
flash. A clock can usually run for ages with a battery one has
discarded from some other appliance as not powerful enough. I also had a
camera that seemed to go through batteries very quickly, it also used
AA's or rechargeable ones. The camera I have now (HP PhotoSmart R818)
uses a flat rectangular battery similar to the one in my cellphone, and
that one lasts a lot longer, but even that camera is getting on in years
and I'm drooling after a new one with more megapixels and other such
bells and whistles...

--
Christine in Finland
christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com

In article , MLB wrote:

While you are here --- did Milo ever show up? It would certainly be
nice to know if he did.

Alas, not. And I've cleared about a third of the overgrown garden terrace
without the slightest indication of a body.

Art