Regarding the Energizer NiMH AA’s in a camera, I have an Olympus C-370Z which requires two AA’s, so I picked up an Energizer charger with two NiMH AA’s which have served me well for almost a year now.

While the charge cycle lasts fourteen hours I can say without a doubt that it’s the best $20 I’ve ever spent on batteries in my life. Because the camera’s preview panel is always active the drain on the batteries is constant, include the drain from the flash and you can see it’s not hard to chew through AA’s like Sunday’s roast.

I’ve just picked up a second set of the same NiMH AA’s and now I’m giving the camera a real workout, luckily the charger handles four AA’s in the same fourteen hour cycle.

I’m going to get a set of eight AA’s and a 9V for my son’s R/C car, and a couple more chargers!

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