On 9 Apr 2002 11:00:08 -0700, bradiku@yahoo.com (Brad) wrote:

>Are there any cameras, or brands of DV cams, with particularly
>good/bad battery performance? Seems I'm reading a lot about how great
>a particular camera is, BUT the stock battery stinks, and the $100
>longer-life battery is needed. Are there any brands where this isn't
>the case?
>
>If not, that's disappointing - you pay $1000 or more for a camera, and
>then have to pay another $100 (at least) for a decent battery?

Well, at least with Sony Mini-DV camcorders, the little
battery that comes with the camera runs it for about the
same time a fresh Ni-Cad would run the equivalent Hi-8
in the past - but now we have the options of getting
extra medium-sized very long run time batteries (by
old standards), and larger EXTREMELY long run time
batteries (by old standards - for a modest price, size,
and weight compared with similar capability for Hi-8
cameras, before Li-ion batteries). Seems like an
advantage to me... Why complain about this???