Batteries in the UK - a question

"motorgirl" <motorgirl@> wrote in message
news:9taRa.77992$Ph3.7849@sccrnsc04...
>
> > Though I'd be careful about saying "thanks a bunch" when you get here.
It
> > tends to be used for "thankyou for your extremely unhelpful attitude,
may
> > you rot in hell" more often than not.
> >
>
> noted.

Entirely depends on your tone of voice and facial expression when you say
it!

"motorgirl" <motorgirl@> wrote in message news:<X3WQa.58826$sY2.28024@rwcrnsc51.ops.asp.att. net>...
> This is probably a stupid question, but I'll ask anyway...
>
> Do disposable alkaline batteries in the UK come in the same size & voltage
> as the ones in the US?
> Are they standard world-wide? Poking around on the net I found some
> information that
> implies that US & UK (at least) use the same sizes.
>
<sigh> Yes, a lot of people including myself consider this a pretty stupid question.

> Our digital camera takes AA 1.5V batteries.
> If we misjudge the number we'll need for our trip, can we stop off at a
> newsagent or supermarket and find the
> right size & voltage for our camera?
>
Yes.
> What is considered a "good" brand? In the US I stick to Energizer &
> Duracell.
>
Energizer is not as widely available as Duracell. PHillips is also quite good.

Jeroen

"Charles Hawtrey" wrote
| Also, because of the charge/discharge profile of the different
| chemistries relative to the current demand of a digital camera,
| rechargeable batteries last longer than alkalines before needing to be
| changed. Thus you needn't stop to replace batteries as often.
| Digital camera use is unusual in this regard; usually the alkalines
| will run longer.

Alkaline batteries don't work when it's cold, as I found out when trying to
take snow scene shots.

They also go from good to bad very quickly - my camera suddenly died
completely with the motorised lens still extended so it wouldn't go back in
its carry case. NiMH fade slowly enough for a low battery warning for a
couple of shots and then the camera gracefully powers down.

Owain

On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 16:36:07 GMT, "motorgirl" <motorgirl@>
wrote:

>
[...]
>
>Our digital camera takes AA 1.5V batteries.
>If we misjudge the number we'll need for our trip, can we stop off at a
>newsagent or supermarket and find the
>right size & voltage for our camera?
>
[...]
>
>TIA,
>m
>

You might want to consider rechargables. They last longer, take up
less space, and charge quickly enough to not leave you searching for
batteries when you could be photographing. I keep four sets, one for
my external flash and three for the digital camera. In most cases,
three would do it.