D70 battery life?

[Rere15]

Hi,
No, your battery going dead after 20 shots and then not using it awhile is not at all normal. Perhaps your battery is bad. You might try another one. And like the person who previously replied, try and shut the camera and flash off between shots. This should help.
Rere

[kweiske]

Hi,
No, your battery going dead after 20 shots and then not using it awhile is not at all normal. Perhaps your battery is bad. You might try another one. And like the person who previously replied, try and shut the camera and flash off between shots. This should help.
Rere

Yeah, I should try a new battery. I'm shooting some of the shots with flash, mostly without. The camera is stored overnight, turned off, flash down, and it still drains.

The odd thing is that I can get 200 shots out of it in one shooting, but it's only when the camera sits unused that the battery drains.

[William Kazak]

Have it checked out, or try another battery. One of the best surprises I have had with my D70 was the awesome amount of use I get out of the battery.

[hargravr]

I also have a battery life problem. I'll take a few dozen pictures outdoors in 25F weather. Then when I come indoors to download pictures to my PC, the battery becomes too weak to work. I am not sure if it is because the batter is cold, or the USB connection to the D70 draws a lot of power from the camera, or the battery is faulty. I've ordered a Fuji batter to try.