What are the best digital camera batteries?

Question

It doesn't matter the camera that I had and own, the batteries are the issue. They seem to not hold a charge, I take a few shots and they are half dead or completely dead. I have tried the expensive batteries. Lithium, Titanium, but none seem to measure up. Even rechargeable don't hold a charge. Any thing else I can try?

Answer 1

Energizer NiMH 2500 mAh seem to be the best, but the problem is cleaning the battery and camera electrical contacts. Also, just found an Energizer  compact charger that really does well.  

Have worked with the problem you describe over four years and finally found the solution that works wonders,  Most of the NiMH batteries do a great job and should last almost forever.  These are the same type batteries used in most electric and hybrid cars.

The secret to making digital cameras work better is having good electrical contacts between the batteries and the camera.

Digital cameras require lots of power. If electrical contacts are not really good, this can cause lots of problems so battery and camera contacts must be cleaned properly. Batteries may have a full charge, but will be viewed by the camera as low if contacts are not really good. The LCD display is a low steady load, but with extending the lens, focus, optical zoom, and flash charging in the capture mode; it is like starting a car. With bad contacts the camera can do strange things like shutting off with the lens out.

Check out the source link for more information on cleaning the battery and camera contacts.

Answer 2

There's nothing left really that you could try. Get a camera that's more efficient with batteries. I get at least 300 shots from my camera. That's about average I think.

Answer 3

rechargeable batteries...i had the same problem

Answer 4

Buy the rechargeable batteries that belong to your camera. They are about 8 or 9 dollars. I use rechargeable batteries for my camera and my camera holds charge for about 5 to 7 days.