Which batteries are best for the camera?

It's already 2017, but the profession of a photographer is still very relevant and profitable to this day. But what should any photographer be able to do? Just take pictures? Not at all. You need to understand and love the technique, knowing a special approach to it. Each photographer had to deal with the choice of batteries for cameras and camcorders. And if such a person is a novice photographer, then he should have been visited by an important question: which batteries are best for the camera? It will be sad if an important photo shoot suddenly breaks due to poor-quality batteries. This can push customers away and “tarnish” a specialist’s reputation. So which batteries are best for the camera? This article will help you figure this out.

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Battery Types

The choice of batteries is quite diverse, there are batteries of types NiMh, Li and Zn, but since we choose only the best, we will focus only on the first.

NiMh batteries

To begin with, you need to know that energy sources of this type can also be classified:

• Conventional NiMh. These batteries consume power even when the device in which they are located is at rest. Only the first day consumes 23-24% of the charge, and on each subsequent day - 1%.
• LD-NiMh - “low self-discharge” batteries. They can safely fall through the year, while maintaining 85% of the charge.

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Are LD batteries suitable for you?

The most affordable and environmentally friendly LD batteries are the NiMh we all know. It’s enough just not to forget to put them on recharge. But using LD-NiMh can lead to a couple of questions.

The bottom line is that ordinary batteries have a large capacity of approximately 2700 mAh, while LD-NiMh batteries have a capacity of 2100 mAh. It will seem obvious to you that using batteries with a lower capacity is not profitable, but practice shows the opposite.

It is better to get a large number of charged sets, using such batteries. If the memory allows you to remember about timely charging, then you should buy it LD-NiMh.

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Eneloop xx

This product has occupied a niche in the market since 2005 and is considered legendary. Which batteries are best for the camera? We understand further.

Sanyo AA batteries can safely maintain their charge for up to 5 years. The operation of such batteries implies 1800 cycles of complete discharge and charging.

Today, it is these batteries that are considered the best.

Important! The problem is that they are not so easy to find. But other companies are actively engaged in improving the LD-LiMh batteries.

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Panasonic batteries

There is another good option that is easy enough to find in the market. These are Panasonic batteries. They are famous for 1600 cycles of charge and discharge. It is not a secret that Panasonic bought the Sanyo brand, so soon the consumer will no longer feel the difference between them.

Special attention should be given to alkaline batteries.

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Alkaline batteries or Alcaine

This is one of the most used types of batteries in the home. You can find them in absolutely any store, which makes them very popular. What is this all the same connected with? Yes, with the fact that they do not need to be charged.But this “disposability” causes a number of disadvantages.

A sufficiently weak current will not allow them to be used for modern cameras, so they become relevant only for watches, control panels, alarms and similar devices.

Important! To eliminate all questions about this type of battery, it is worth noting that Alcaine translates as “alkaline”. Yes, now it’s not difficult to conclude that alkaline batteries will cease to be used in cameras in the near future. Do we need such batteries? No and no again.

Still not a choice? Read on!

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Which AA batteries are best for long-term use?

You can answer this question yourself if you familiarize yourself with the selection criteria. So, how to choose the best batteries for your camera?

High current output

Batteries with high current efficiency can give all their capacity to the camera power, not reaching the lower voltage values. Each digital camera is equipped with a power controller that regulates battery voltage. It is he who gives the signal that the battery is low.

The controller independently determines the current discharge level of the battery by the potential difference on the element itself.

Important! In simple terms, it measures the voltage and, if it suddenly reaches the lower limit of the voltage (the nominal rating), it immediately gives a signal that the battery needs to be replaced.

High current efficiency helps the battery to give absolutely all of its capacity to the device’s power, while not reaching lower voltage values. For example, if the battery has a capacity of 2500 mAh - all of these 2500mAh will go to power the device.

Low current output

Low current efficiency entails a situation in which the camera cannot “get” the remaining energy from the battery and is forced to report that an urgent replacement is necessary.

Important! Do not believe? Take out the battery with low current efficiency when the camera “shows” the discharge and insert it into the flashlight, and you will see that there is still enough charge in it.

Capacity

And only the second selection criterion is capacity. Large capacity in combination with high current efficiency will give the greatest number of shots per battery charge.

Self discharge

Well, the last criterion is self-discharge, which we talked about a bit at the beginning. Batteries that quickly “self-discharge” will have to be recharged on a regular basis, which is not very convenient and time-consuming, and time and comfort are highly valued today.

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Output

The best energy sources for your device are LD-NiMh batteries. But among them you need to make a choice according to the criteria described above. In any case, you can now easily select the battery yourself.

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Stock footage

The information you read should help you with the choice and warn against buying a low-quality product. Now you know how to help your friend, a photographer who wondered which batteries are best for the camera. Have a good shot!