>
> Was out at dawn shooting with the 4T. Temp below freezing, but
> not by much.
> First time I've had this camera out in the chill. Within a very
> few minutes,
> there wasn't any power. Anemic single beep at battery check. Took
> them out,
> warmed them in my hands, put them back in again. Plenty of power. Thirty
> minutes later, gone again.
Due to the discharge characteristics of these cells I think it is difficult
to design a battery check which will let you know "how much capacity
remains", basically the cells "die" quite rapidly.
> weather. My 2n went through last winter on one battery with never
> a whimper
Amazing, mine needs 2 batteries !
Wayne Harridge
Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~w_harridge/
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