Funny you should mention that Brian... I shot a wedding yesterday with the 4gb Microdrive - it was the first time I've ever used it. Well 495 exposures later, I had gone through all five sets of my 2200mAh recharchable batteries! I thought that something must've been wrong with my battery charger as they I usually only go through 1-2 sets per wedding. Admittedly I don't usually shoot quite as many exposures, but it felt like I spent half of the day changing bloody batteries!
4gb on one card was a DREAM to work with though! tan. -----Original Message----- From: Brian Dipert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 3 April 2004 10:38 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Battery drain Tan et al, Be advised that the 4 GB Microdrive (or for that matter, ANY Microdrive density) drains *istD batteries MUCH faster than a flash memory-based CompactFlash card does. Bring a spare set of batteries (or a few). One who knows first-hand, ============================== Brian Dipert Technical Editor: Mass Storage, Memory, Multimedia, PC Core Logic and Peripherals, and Programmable Logic EDN Magazine: http://www.edn.com 5000 V Street Sacramento, CA 95817 (916) 454-5242 (voice), (617) 558-4470 (fax) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit me at http://www.bdipert.com
