Kodak CX6330 Help Required

[Goodbyegirl]

Does anyone have one of these cameras? If so, do you find that the batteries last for such a small amount of time it is ridiculous?

I went out earlier today and took my camera and lo and behold the batteries were dead so I took out some spare batteries which were fully recharged and had been kept in the pouch of the camera case. What do you know, they were dead too.

I use Uniross Rechargeable 2500mAh batteries.

Is the camera past its best? Am I using the wrong batteries? Is this the best I can expect from my camera?

I have had the camera a few years now.

[Medley]

Rechargables are notorious for losing their charge between uses. Add to that the fact that, in my experience anyway, rechargables don't last as long as disposables, and I understand what you're saying.

I have two suggestions. First, I've taken to keeping a set of rechargables in the charger and plugged in until I leave for an outing. Second, do some research into the optional Kodak CRV3 lithium battery. The few reviews I've seen have been pretty favorable. Here's an example:

Kodak CRV3, September 10, 2006
Reviewer: CJPolka (Texas) - See all my reviews
I received this battery along with the camera and thought that the silly little thing would not last any longer that AA's, but I was suprized. I took about 200 pictures with it before it finally died and about half of those were with a flash. That was after it sat on my desk for almost a year. Had to resort to AA's last night and went through 6 AA batteries for about 40 pictures. So I am going to get more becuase it works out to be cheaper and it is less of a hassle.

Lastly, I normally keep a package of disposables handy for the situations like you ran into, where my backups were dead. better to carry extra batteries than miss shots.

- Joe U.