AA Batteries and Charger

[J40ADF]

Can someone reccomend a new battery set and charger for my camera.
It takes 4 AA batteries so I will want 8 of them.
What is the maximum Mah I can get too.

 

[Trev Rich]

i use energiser .. they are at home at the mo but i think they are:
2500 Nimh?
My cam takes 4 batts so I have 8 and am always loaded
They last bloody ages too unless using flash

 

[Trev Rich]

(they are the recharchable one BTW)

 

[rickj]

I use the same for my 580ex flash got 12 cherged up all the time , they seem to hold the charge for a long time

 

[Chief Wiggum]

I've got an energizer 15 min express setup with 4 2500mhz batteries, then I got some 2700mhz ones from another vendor - takes about 20 mins to charge those ones - but well worth it, just for the turn around time - comes with a car adaptor too (think it was about £15)

 

[Slipper-one]

I think Netto and Morrissons had the energizer 15min charger and 2700's around a 5'er, worth a look.

 

[Phil T]

Duracell do brilliant ones - not cheap but recharge in an hour and last forever. I use them in my flashes & they can last 600 shots over 6hrs plus. Not the cheapest but by far the best value for money I've found.
Sold in Argos - http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Browse/catalogId/1500001001/identifier/9555329.htm
Sale now on - think I'll re-stock meself...

 

[Gareth_R]

This is what you need..
http://www.ephotozine.com/article/Ansmann-2850-mAh-rechargeable-AA-batteries

 

[Wookie]

for best results:
- avoid 15 minute chargers. They're running the cells hot and so they wont take a full charge, & if there's a fault they can go bang. A 2500mAH will take roughly 10 Amps to charge from flat in 15 minutes, the charger is pumping a lot of juice.
- avoid chargers that do not heave single cell monitoring. Many only work in 2s or 4s. This will not detect or correctly charge a pair of unequally discharged batteries or a pair where one is becoming faulty. They probably bank the cells like this to avoid having too many channels with high current, they just run a higher voltage across 2 batteries in series and they share the same current.
- avoid "timer chargers", you need to be using a negative delta V charger (-dV or -"triangle symbol"V). Voltage of a cell rises as it approaches full charge, as soon as its hit full charge the voltage then starts to drop, this is the time for it to switch to trickle. Timers are sometimes used in addition to -dV to provide a safety backup or stepped charging cycles.

I found the the energizer 1 hour charger does the job for 4 cells. It's got -dV sensing, timer too, 4 channel independant monitoring, with car lead.
Like this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Energizer-Hour-Charger-AAA-Batteries/dp/B000BPCW00 (I'm not recommending this seller, I've never used them, its just a quick link to demonstrate the charger I'm talking about), Jessops do them too: http://www.jessops.com/Products/ProductDetail.aspx?SkuId=30986