From: Tzortzakakis Dimitrios on

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> On Sat, 03 May 2008 16:46:37 GMT, Dave Cohen <user(a)example.net> wrote:
>
>>canon.user wrote:
>>> On Sat, 3 May 2008 10:20:05 -0400 'John'
>>> wrote this on rec.photo.digital:
>>>
>>>> I recently purchased a G9. It comes with one NB-2LH battery. They are
>>>> proprietery, and my question is: can I use another less expensive
>>>> brand
>>>> without damage to the camera. Assuming, of course, that they are the
>>>> same
>>>> mAH as the original (760).
>>>> Anyone have any suggestions or comments?
>>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> My S70 uses the same batt and I bought a non-Canon one several
>>> months ago as a spare; it works just fine - and cost me about 20%
>>> of the genuine Canon.
>>>
>>Since these things are said to deteriorate whether used or not and don't
>>suffer from memory problems (so you can top off), is it worth bothering
>>with a spare. You get quite a lot of shots from a single charge.
>>Dave Cohen
>
> If the G9 is like the G7, when the low battery warning comes on, you
> have only a few shots left (less than 10), so you can get caught if
> you are doing a lot of shooting and run out of juice without a spare.
>
> It's a lot different with the Rebel XTi (many many shots left), which
> uses the same battery as the G7. So must be designed that way by Canon
> to encourage you to buy spare batteries... generic of course.
>
>
My P&S nytech www.nytech.de came with 2 li ion packs, charger and 512 MB
card... I have it for a year, and have taken 530 photos. The batteries don't
have extremely long life, several months with my current usage.



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