Kodak - Battery 4 x AA NiMH Review
Standard NIMH batteries have a nasty habit of self-discharging themselves. If you charge them up and leave them alone, they could be dead by the time you actually use them a few days or weeks later. This is especially true in hot climates. I've had NIMH batteries totally self-discharge in as little as three days in hot weather!br /br /These Kodak pre-charged NIMH AA's are not like that. They keep their charge so you don't have to worry about whether the batteries you charged a few days or weeks ago will be dead when you need them. This also makes them suitable for low drain or intermittently used devices like remote controls, clocks, wireless keyboard and mice, and the like, where the self-discharge of a standard NIMH forces the user to charge more frequently than should be necessary.br /br /There are a few issues with these batteries. One is they are slightly fatter than a typical AA battery, which makes it a tight fit in some devices. They also have less capacity than the highest capacity standard AA NIMH batteries. However these issues are pretty minor compared to the huge benefit of not having NIMH batteries which drain themselves flat in as little as a few days.
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Recommend. - M. J. Peters - USA
I use these batteries in the Kodak zi6. After getting burned quite badly by the Energizer e2 batteries I was skeptical as to whether these batteries would be any better. Research but not actual practice on my part had stated that the precharged batteries hold the best charge and last the longest. I can now say without a doubt that these Kodak rechargeables are among the best investment I have made in a while. I have recorded nearly an hour give about 10 minutes or more while recording at vga mode. And the battery had not died. I don't like running a set until they die. Even at HD the recording time had to run to nearly an hour without having to change out. I use a Rayovac charger to charge them, which does require a 13.5 hour charge but with the way these batteries hold their charge it's not a big deal. If you're a zi6 user, pick these up. Or do what I did and pick up 2 packs of them. But only open one, even at an event where I'm shooting a lot of footage, I haven't had to come close to using beyond four of them.
these batteries suck! - mrsfixit - Tannersville, PA
I don't how other people are saying these batteries hold a charge, because they don't for me.br /br /I bought 2 sets of these less than 2 months ago. I put one set in my camera, and kept the other set for spares. I topped them off in my automatic charger before doing this because when I tested them with a voltmeter after taking them out of the package they were low. I guess that should have been my first clue.br /br /I went to use the camera today, and it wouldn't start up. It said "Change Batteries". I didn't take that many pictures since I put them in. So, ok- I change to the spare set and they're down to 50% already and dropping fast. In 6 weeks.br /br /I never ever any problems with the Rayovac batteries I use. The Rayovacs never went dead like this. They really hold their charge.br /br /These things? Forget it. Maybe I got 2 bad packages? br /br /I would never buy these again. They're good for small flashlights, that's about it. I certainly won't use them in a camera and wind up running out of juice at at a crucial moment.br /br /Back to my trusty Rayovacs.
Apr 05, 2010 14:22:05
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