Lithium Bats in K10D

[D Brooks]

Again, sorry for the Nikon reference here, but the D2H and D200 have  
very good battery info in the submenus. I have two batteries in the  
grip for the D200, and it counts down in % of usage and number of  
frames per battery.

Good ffeature, i just wish they would not make a new bateery for each  
new design.

Dave

Quoting Adam Maas <mykroft at mykroft.com>:

> Shel Belinkoff wrote:
>> Today was a bad battery day.  The Energizer AA Lithiums done got depleted
>> after just a few shots while I was doing some photography for some friends.
>> The problem was i didn't have any spares with me, and the problem was
>> compounded by the remaining charge indicator on the DS indicating the bats
>> were fine.  So, before the I get too much flack about being careless, which
>> I don't need, here's my question:  When using the Sony with their great
>> Info Lithium batteries, I always know the condition of the battery by the
>> various gauges on the camera, so I can always top off the bats overnight or
>> before leaving for the day.  The gauges used by Sony seem very accurate.
>>
>> Does the K10D have such indicators which provide a reasonably accurate
>> gauge as to the condition of the batteries?  The Sony also provides info on
>> how full the bats are when charging.  Does the K10D do something like that
>> as well?
>>
>>
>> Shel
>>
>
> This is currently unnknown. There is what looks like a detailed battery
> readout option (including battery depletion shown independantly for the
> grip and body) but that could be just the old-fashioned voltage state
> readout.
>
> Rumour does have it that the battery is nothing more than a rebranded
> Info-Lithium. We won't know for sure until the camera starts showing up
> in the hands of curious folks.
>
> -Adam
>
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