Batteries for the *ist-D SLR

Hi,
I know the norn is the CRV3 Batteries.
But can anyone advise which of the new re-chargeable Ni-Hi AA Batteries are suitable.

Any Ni-MH (Nickel Metal Hydride) will do. However, the bigger the better

I generally use 2200mAh, bought from www.7dayshop.com.
They will all work, it's just the higher the capacity the longer they'll last. The *istD seems to run forever on them, I always recharge before they run out!

Matt

You need a special charger with NiMH batteries, and, 7 Day shop usually do good deals on a charger and four batteries.

Because of the high capacity, NiMHs can take a while to charge. You might find that two chargers are a good investment.

Incidentally, the prices at 7 Day are often good, but not always. I was surprised, having just bought a 256MB card from them to find that my local camera shop had a 512MB for very little more money.

Rechargeable RCR-V3 batteries and the appropriate charger are available here

http://www.powerstoredirect.co.uk/erol.html#411x0&&http%3A%252F%252Fwww.google.co.uk%252Fsearch%3Fq%3D%2522RCR-V3%2522+rechargeable%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26hl%3Den%26btnG%3DGoogle+Search%26meta%3Dcr%253DcountryUK%257CcountryGB

Mike

I use NiMh AA's and always carry a second fully charged set. Never had a problem and only have the one charger. Still have the original non rechargables that came with the camera as an emergency set.......will have to use them before shelf life expires.

Many thanks to all who replied.
Ali