Not much you can say about a power cell unless you discover your purchase is a dud.
What you want to know is that this performs every bit as well as the "real" thing. I am running a 350D set up and this drives the shutter, motor function (sport mode) as well as integral flash (rarely used apart from this test) easily. My testing used AF just to increase the drain, handled with consummate ease. Recharge cycle in sport mode is excellent and will allow shooting up to the max frames per second spec of the body
Hooked to the mains charges to full in under an hour approx same time as my original. Capacity easy enough to match the originals shooting capacity in RAW mode. I have now recharged sufficently to note there are no "memory" or ... Read More:
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Not much you can say about a power cell unless you discover your purchase is a dud.
What you want to know is that this performs every bit as well as the "real" thing. I am running a 350D set up and this drives the shutter, motor function (sport mode) as well as integral flash (rarely used apart from this test) easily. My testing used AF just to increase the drain, handled with consummate ease. Recharge cycle in sport mode is excellent and will allow shooting up to the max frames per second spec of the body
Hooked to the mains charges to full in under an hour approx same time as my original. Capacity easy enough to match the originals shooting capacity in RAW mode. I have now recharged sufficently to note there are no "memory" or ... Read More:
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I've never had a DAB radio before and I had held off buying as I felt that only having the radio in one room could prove frustrating. When the SolarDAB came out I jumped at the chance to own one. I have never taken the power cable out of the box, I simply leave the radio on my windowsil until I want to use it. I have listened to it for many hours and hardly used any of the battery life. It sounds ok too, its no Bose but it sounds good enough for me.
I've never had a DAB radio before and I had held off buying as I felt that only having the radio in one room could prove frustrating. When the SolarDAB came out I jumped at the chance to own one. I have never taken the power cable out of the box, I simply leave the radio on my windowsil until I want to use it. I have listened to it for many hours and hardly used any of the battery life. It sounds ok too, its no Bose but it sounds good enough for me.
I've never had a DAB radio before and I had held off buying as I felt that only having the radio in one room could prove frustrating. When the SolarDAB came out I jumped at the chance to own one. I have never taken the power cable out of the box, I simply leave the radio on my windowsil until I want to use it. I have listened to it for many hours and hardly used any of the battery life. It sounds ok too, its no Bose but it sounds good enough for me.
I've never had a DAB radio before and I had held off buying as I felt that only having the radio in one room could prove frustrating. When the SolarDAB came out I jumped at the chance to own one. I have never taken the power cable out of the box, I simply leave the radio on my windowsil until I want to use it. I have listened to it for many hours and hardly used any of the battery life. It sounds ok too, its no Bose but it sounds good enough for me.
I've never had a DAB radio before and I had held off buying as I felt that only having the radio in one room could prove frustrating. When the SolarDAB came out I jumped at the chance to own one. I have never taken the power cable out of the box, I simply leave the radio on my windowsil until I want to use it. I have listened to it for many hours and hardly used any of the battery life. It sounds ok too, its no Bose but it sounds good enough for me.
I partly agree with the points made by the other two reviewers but thought I would write a review for the sake of balance. I love this grip and find myself using vertical shooting more often because of it. (Although I do find I take a few accidental shots if I forget to "lock" the shutter release) The reason for the "balance" in the title is because I find the camera feels more balanced when using lenses such as the 18-200mm VR Nikon. I mean "in the hand balance", when you place the camera down on the battery pack it will fall forward with the weight of the lens.
I agree Nikon should of supplied all the adaptors you need, but then again if you want to use the D3 battery you would also have to purchase a new charger (more expense)
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All cameras seem to look the same in the pictures, and the descriptions tend to major on good points. You find out the problems later.
This camera is sold under at least four names and is still available from Aldi at £110 under the name 'Traveler' (which is how I bought mine) with a 3-year warranty.
It really is a bargain for the features and quality. I'll list them by comparison with others - it's easier to scan.
1. The image collector and lens are of good quality, so the pictures are good for maximum enlargements (A3) without much fuzziness or undue noise. That's most important in a compact camera, as even the big names often fall down on this.
All cameras seem to look the same in the pictures, and the descriptions tend to major on good points. You find out the problems later.
This camera is sold under at least four names and is still available from Aldi at £110 under the name 'Traveler' (which is how I bought mine) with a 3-year warranty.
It really is a bargain for the features and quality. I'll list them by comparison with others - it's easier to scan.
1. The image collector and lens are of good quality, so the pictures are good for maximum enlargements (A3) without much fuzziness or undue noise. That's most important in a compact camera, as even the big names often fall down on this.