The batteries on my digital camera need recharging much too often. These are AA. I don't know whether it is the camera, the batteries or the charger. Is there anyway that I can test the capacity of these batteries?
Thanks I did not realize that there were chargers that would show that much information. What I presently have is a charger that charges 4 batteries. It does so independently. I only use AA batteries in my camera and flashlight. For the price of the charger, I could probably buy enough batteries to last me for the rest of my life.
Cheap chargers tend to shorten a batteries life, because they do not have the features needed to properly charge a battery. I have this one, since I needed to charge AAA to D batteries.
That's what they claim. It works for automotive and motorcycle batteries with the high end chargers that condition the batteries. The second link I sent was for 2700 mAh batteries eight of them in the $24.00 range. The question would be, would your charger do much better with them than what you have. I never had a lot of luck with the rechargeable batteries and chargers commonly available at the box stores.
I honestly would not waste money on premium rechargable batteries, if I were to recharge them in a cheap charger. Premium batteries, premium charger. But the inverse is not a rule of thumb. A premium charger will usually allow a longer battery life using cheaper batteries. The cheaper chargers instructions usually say to not leave charged batteries in the charger for a reason. The better chargers, like the ones linked to above, can stay in the charger indefinitely after charging, since once they're charged, no more charging takes place. Unless the user resets the unit, and then, since the charger recognizes a full charge, it shuts off the charging circuit.
