[pct-l] digital camera batteries

[dude at fastmail.ca (dude)]

I am not sure if anyone actually disparaged the Olympus Stylus on this 
list.  Its been a favorite for years on this list.  I mentioned my 
dissatisfaction with the Olympus Camdedia 3040, but praised the Olympus 
Stylus.

I would still recomend the Canon Digital cameras over the Olympus, but 
definitely check out www.dpreview.com and see for yourself.

Also, AFAIK, there are no such thing as Lithium AAA batteries.  I've 
looked high and low and cannot find them.

peace,
dude



> Contrary to what was mentioned earlier we have had good luck with
> Olympus Stylus cameras. Some versions of the camera seem to have
> better lenses than others. So you might want to test them out before
> committing all your trek pictures to one. The other benefit of the
> stylus is that I think it is the only big name brand camera that is
> sold as weatherproof. We think you should still be careful to keep the
> camera dry and warm though.
> 
> We tossed the CAMedia program from Olympus a long time ago. It was
> slow and not user-friendly. Plus they rely use the cameras batteries.
> I found buying a cheap card reader was faster and easier than the
> Olympus program. I expect the programs that come with other cameras
> are just as bad and slow.
> 
> Regarding the batteries: We just bought lithium AA and AAA from Best
> Buy. I know it isn't the cheapest place to get batteries, but we saw
> them and wanted to try them out. We will use them in Pocketmail and
> our GPS (No, you don't need a GPS on the PCT). The AAA will go into my
> headlamp, if I decide to carry it.
> 
> We just bought the Olympus Stylus 410 and are practicing with it. So
> far we like it, especially the 7 ounce weight. It does use a
> proprietary Olympus battery, but we found it much cheaper on the web.
> And the battery weighs 1.1 ounces on our postal scale.The reviews I
> read said one charge of the battery lasts for 170 pictures. We will
> carry an extra battery and that should get us to the next town. We
> didn't weigh the recharger, but it is really small and probably weighs
> 2 ounces. The electrical cord is probably the heaviest part of the
> whole recharging operation. I told Marcia I was going to shorten the
> cord down to 6 inches. :) I think we will bounce the recharger, but it
> is light enough to carry in places where bouncing is not convenient.
> 
> Ken
> 
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