Lithium Ion Battery with Kodak EasyShare Z712IS Camera?

Question

I got the Kodak EasyShare Z712IS for my last birthday, and it's a great camera, but it's a battery guzzler. It goes through two brand new double As in about eight minutes! I even tried rechargable batteries and they still don't last very long.

I was looking at the Kodak website and it says they have rechargable Lithium Ion batteries that are compatable with my camera, which would be great. Just two things I'm wondering about:

A) How long does a Lithium-Ion battery last, and how long does it take to charge?

B) Could I use an AC adapter to charge it while it's still in my camera or would I need to buy a battery charger too?

Answer 1

lithium ion should be about 7x longer than a normal battery (according to a lithium battery package)

check to see whether the ac adapter would charge it on the website

Answer 2

Batteries do NOT charge in the camera for many reasons, one of which is the heat generated when the battery charges.  You must use the battery charger that matches the batteries you use.

Li-ion batteries maintain their charges for weeks between uses and typically will produce over 200 images per charge.  If treated well, the can last up to 5 years ... or longer

Answer 3

I have a kodak Z812 IS and your problem is you are not suppost to put regular batteries in it. Both my camera and your camera are ment to work with lithium batteries only.

A) They last a long time. I just got my camera and it didn't come with a rechargable battery, it came with only a regular battery!! That regular lithium battery lasted me 4 days (and I took pictures all 4 of those days)!!

B) You are going to have to buy a battery charger too!!

PS. Kodak batteries are expensive I just bought mine off from this site, they are not kodak but it says they will work http://www.bestbatt.com/Kodak_KLIC_8000_...