>----- Original Message ----- >From: "Shel Belinkoff" >Subject: Re: Another Ques re: istDs > > >> Main battery? Are there auxiliary bats as well? > >There is a lithium button battery (about the size of a 50 cent piece) that >keeps everything warm when the power is shut off. It should have a 5 or so >year life expectancy. >When it gets changed, you will lose all the custom settings on the camera, >so it's a good idea to have this info written down somewhere. >William Robb
The Ds has no button battery. Suspect it uses a capacitor to maintain settings while the batteries are changed. Or perhaps a rechargeable internal backup battery? I've had the camera sitting with dead batteries without losing settings. Powell
