Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]All the current electronic cameras will run themselves dry if left turned on. The cure is worse than the disease however. Some cameras power down after a set period of inactivity; while this saves your battery, it means the camera is not ready to fire when you hit the shutter release. I have been caught out by this "feature" too many times. I prefer having to remember to turn my camera off rather than having to remember to turn it on every couple of minutes or so. John Collier > From: McFadden Peter <leicausergroup@yahoo.co.uk> > > This battery situation is ridiculous. The meter and > display should use almost no power and should be able > to be left switched on for months, particularly if > stored in a bag or in a dark cupboard. Re-chargeables > seem cost effective but are amazingly unreliable they > seem to discharge over quite a short time even when > not in a device. Yet sometimes they seem to last for > ages!…. You may guess I'm frustrated by this subject. > What is going on? Real tips appreciated. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html