On Sun, 08 Jul 2001 14:24:33 GMT, d_ruether@hotmail.com (Neuman - Ruether) wrote:

>On 7 Jul 2001 19:16:08 -0700, teamhawaii@my-deja.com (SC)
>wrote:
>
>>Hi ya folks. I just got a TRV30 and was testing the FM50 to see how
>>long it will last on continuously recording with LCD open. Does these
>>results sound short? So far I've only completed one FULL charge and
>>the battery only lasted for about 35 minutes.
>>
>>Does this seem right??
>>
>>It is a brand new battery, however, will it last longer after a couple
>>of charges?? To think I bought two of the 50's as I thought they
>>would at least last an hour. Should I have gotten the 70's? Anyone
>>else have any times they'd like to share with the FM50 battery?

>The tiny batteries that come with camcorders appear to have
>not only short run times (contrary to the ratings), but also
>appear to "go downhill" faster than the larger ones. I've
>had excellent results with the M70, and don't regret not
>having the larger size (I use the M50s only for backup).
>How quickly we forget, though, those big short-lived NiCads
>of old - in those days, 35min run-time was great! ;-)
>BTW, best run-time from these new batteries may be best
>had by running them to "dead" in the camera (NOT really
>drained to "0", but just low enough to not operate the
>camera), then immediately giving them a full charge plus
>one hour...
> DR

Sorry - I was thinking more of the itty-bitty batteries
that come with the PC-1/5/9 - the FM50s that I have appear
so far to be quite good...