[SEL] engine pictures

[Listerdiesel]

On 08/10/2008, Jerry Evans <jerrye at databak.co.za> wrote:

> Hi Peter,
>          I never said anything bad about Sony!

We didn't say you did, Jerry!

>I have Infolithium's on my
> Sony Mini DV video camcorder - the whole Infolithium system is very good.
> Also have the digital battery readout in both the Sony and the Fuji.
>
>          I did say that they were expensive and stick to this. Maybe I
> should say that they are expensive in South Africa - I dunno about
> elsewhere. I do have a spare for the video camera and it was darn expensive.

They are expensive at first issue, but they drop away pretty quickly
once the Chinese start making cheap copies, then you have to try and
ensure that you have a genuine Sony battery.

> My Fuji takes 4 rechargeable penlights. I use the Ni-MH type and
> can buy many of these for the price of a Sony battery. I photographed the
> tractors at Sandstone about 3 years ago with this camera and each one
> involved zooming and many also needed  forced flash. I was taking between
> 1200 and 1500 pics @ 3Mpixels per day and only had 2 sets of batteries at
> the time (and some Duracells just in case). I had to change batteries 3
> times a day but by the time the 2nd set was finished the first set was
> again fully charged. (O.K. they were brand new then - I probably would not
> be able to repeat that today)
>
>
>          Another advantage of using standard "off the shelf batteries" is -
> you can buy them anywhere. I went to a show last year and (stupidly) left
> my batteries at home in the charger. No problem - dash into the nearest
> supermarket and pick up some Duracells and I'm back in business - I do not
> think you can do that with a camera that takes a proprietary battery pack.
>
>          Now, having said that, I do agree that the Sony camera's are very
> good - I just prefer my Fuji and the fact that it is very light on
> batteries. Does your sons Fuji also have a readout indicator for battery
> life? The one in my Fuji works fine and if I watch it I never run out
> unexpectedly.

I'll check which batteries Philip's camera uses, I don't use it myself
so am not too familiar with the controls etc.

The NP-FM50 battery is common to three of our cameras, the earlier
NP-F330 and NP-F550 are common to most of the Mavicas. The odd ones
out are the DVD digicam and the little DSC-V1, both have different
batteries to everything else.

Peter
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