I have a 3100 and i resolved this problem buying a new set of 2000mAh 
(at 7 €) and a new charger (charge them in 3h) and now i take at least 
70 shoot with a pair of rechargeable.



Ko Po Hui wrote:
> hi there,
> 
> as mentioned in the subject, it seems that the batteries provided by the
> manufacturer dont seems to LAST, despite charge them as according to the
> vendor's instruction, as time to time, l've encountered that after taking a
> few shots, the "battery exhausted" sign will flashed across the screen, and
> had  to search hi-lo for spare alkaline batteries as back up.
> 
> any suggest hoe and where to get better alternative to remedy this problem??
> 
> Regards
> 
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