Originally posted by UnknownVT Lithium batteries are supposed to be very good at maintaining their (operating) voltage - so I am a bit concerned with your report.
NiMH probably would be worse - as most of them start at a nominal 1.2V as opposed to nearly 1.7V each of primary Lithium AA's.
I think you may be worrying too much about the battery issue.
Although it is a different camera, I've had my K200D for a year, shot thousands of photos, and have only used about 3 sets of lithiums. The two sets of eneloops I bought a year ago have never been used in my K200D. And the lithiums I am using in the K200D at the moment are cheapo non-Energizers I found at the local hardware store for about AUD $8 for a set of 4....
Just for reference, the Pentax AA battery image count rating for the K200D are:
- 1100/550 shots without/with 50% flash shots using lithium,
- 1100/640 w 2500mAh NiMh, and
- 200/80 with alkaline.
For the Km/K2000 it is:
- 1650/1000 with lithium,
- 640/420 with high-charge 2700mAh Nimh, and
- 360/260 with alkaline
For the K-x it is:
- 1900/1100 with lithium,
- 640/420 with lower-charge 1900mAh Nimh, and
- 230/130 with alkaline
which indicates some potential improvements in energy efficiency in the K-x, at least using lithiums in standard photography. The NiMh ratings though are harder to compare due to the different mAh figures Pentax used for each camera, but the K-x does seem to be an improvement over the Km in NiMh.
So there is room for optimism here.
Last edited by rawr; 10-27-2009 at 04:02 PM.