Six month ownership review - Sony V3 7.2mp Camera

Advantages: Excellent image quality and ease of use
Disadvantages: Size and weight

...other Cybershot cameras with 'Shoot', 'Movie', 'Playback', 'Settings' functions all having easy access from here. Image quality on all modes is fantastic as well as the speed of acquisition - it takes around 3 seconds to recharge the flash (compared to around 5-7 seconds for the older DSC P2 or P5 range). Without flash You can take images very rapidly after each other (0.5 seconds is the recycle time for no flash). A 4x optical zoom is just that little bit better than most digital cameras have these days (usually 3x) but still not enough to impress a professional. Nor would they be impressed with the digital zoom, I'm sure the image gets grainier than it should when you fire that up. Although battery life is supposed to be 300 shots, I get around 100 out of it usually - however the time left indicator is very very very accurate...

alexpeck 09.06.2005 · Read review
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Review of Sony Cyber-shot DSC-V3

Sweet Chocolate v Battery Acid

Advantages: Great batteries at Great prices, with free chocolates
Disadvantages: It's not as easy as popping to the shop

...Whatever we do in life, these days we often need to put batteries in something that's designed to make our lives easier, more entertaining, more exciting or simply more fun. From the triple-A's in your television remote control to the 2CR5 in your digital camera, the C-size in your doorbell ringer to the D-size in your child's favourite toy and on to the AA battery for that toy in your bedroom that gives your bedtimes a more exciting buzz, batteries are all around us, in a variety of shapes and sizes, brands and prices. But buying batteries can be an arduous, and often expensive, task that leaves one frustrated. At birthdays you've invariably bought the wrong size battery for the present you're giving - if you've remembered it takes batteries at all - and when the Ever Readys in your torch are no longer ready for that powercut you...

markd_uk 31.03.2005 · Read review
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Review of battery-force.co.uk

Excellent Battery Charger

Advantages: Charging time of 5 hours, Includes 4 AA batteries, Compact design
Disadvantages: None

...The Uniross x-press 300 is a good charger which supports a range of different battery sizes. I bought this charger last year because I bought a wireless mouse and keyboard so made more sense getting rechargeable batteries rather than spending money on normal batteries every few weeks. I went with Uniross as they make decent rechargeable batteries and are well known for it. This x-press 300 charges AAA, AA & 9V size batteries. It lets you charge 2 or 4 AA/AAA and one 9V batteries of the same type at the same time. It's suitable for AA, AAA and 9V (PP3) NiCd and NiH batteries. To use AAA batteries you simply flip down a little holder within the charger and it will hold the AAA batteries to charge. The plug in design makes it easy to use and the built in mains transformer means there are no leads or adaptors. You simply plug it in...

Surj1 14.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of Uniross X-Press 300 - Battery charger - 5-9 hr - 4xAA/AAA, 2x9V - included batteries: 4 x AA type NiMH 2300 mAh

Energizer AA 2500 mAh Rechargeable Batteries

Advantages: Long Life
Disadvantages: Exspensive

...Hi today I will be reviewing Energizer AA 2500 mAh Rechargeable Batteries. Price You can buy these from Amazon for cheapest £7.05 I got them for £10 from B&Q and I got a charger as well. Life I recommend fully charging these for first time use. I put them on for a day. From the full charge I managed to get a week use out of them. I use them in my Xbox 360 Controllers which are used by me and my brothers so they were on for most of the week. Charge While using the official charger for this product it takes around 6 hours to charge fully (Overnight). Size I find that these batteries are a little larger than the usual AA batteries because in my Xbox controller when I first got them in they took quite a lot of force to get them out again. After using them for quite a lot it seems to have stretched the battery pack so it...

coolguymcd 23.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Energizer Batteries

The Energizer Battery Charger

Advantages: Good value for money
Disadvantages: Takes a long time to charge batteries

...I had been intending to purchase a battery charger for quite a while. In fact I had even dropped hints to certain family members around Christmas time, but to no avail. I was recently reminded of this missing piece of equipment in my life when I rediscovered the PC lead to my digital camera. Remembering that a pair of standard batteries lasted for only about 30 photos in this camera I decided that it was certainly time to invest in a battery charger and some rechargeable batteries. I purchased an Energizer CHDCW8 ? 4 battery charger from Argos for just £9.99. This decision was based on several factors, the most important of which was the price and what I considered to be the best value for money. The design also played a part in my decision process, but in the end it was the price/value that were the strongest influencing factors...

micksheff 31.05.2007 · Read review
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Review of Energizer CHDCWB-4 Battery Charger

Let the Sun save your battery

Advantages: Helps prevent flat batteries; achieves longer battery life
Disadvantages: None

...China with European Solar Plates. ICP Global have a website (www.icpglobal.com) and an email (customers@icpglobal.com). There?s an interesting range of solar-powered devices of which this is only one. Via their website, I have learned that there are now 2 suppliers of the battery booster in the UK: Maplin stores (both shop and online options) and NorthernToolUK.com (an online option). You can find the location and telephone of the nearest Maplin store by following the links from this site. I have also discovered that there are now 2 versions of the Solar Battery Saver. The one I have has a power of 1 Watt whereas there is a new version with a power of 1.8 Watts. They also would appear to have lengthened the lead from the description given. Both stockists would appear to be running promotions on the products at present ? so if you...

Discerna 23.05.2003 · Read review
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Review of ICP Solar Battery Saver

360 Rechargeable Battery

Advantages: battery life
Disadvantages: cost

...Here it is, the solution to the hassle of constantly swapping out batteries from the xbox 360 controller's battery pack. This product will definitely save you money as you'll be spending much less on AA batteries especially if you play your 360 a lot. This battery pack however is absolutely useless without the recharging chord or recharging dock. The rechargeable battery pack is very convenient but if you're playing with the controller while it's recharging the controller becomes a wired controller for a couple hours which is not necessarily a bad thing. Also I feel the price for this product is a little steep but I guess it does save you money in the long run. The batteries do last for a long time and I rarely recharge my batteries. This product is a must buy for hardcore 360 owners but for the casual gamer who only plays every...

clra2 23.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Xbox 360 Rechargeable Battery Pack

WIRELESS BATTERY PACKS!!!

Advantages: WILL SAVE YOU MONEY!!!
Disadvantages: COST!!!

...or wait for them to charge! But wait... £20? EACH? if you have 4 controllers that amounts to £80!!! They are worth having as over time you will spend more on batterys. Its not all bad news though. I managed to get 2 battery packs off of ebay for £6 each!!! i may have got lucky but internet shopping is cheap so i suggest looking around the internet and if none of this suits you save your self money by trading in your wireless controllers for the standard wire ones! Thanks for reading this review and please dont forget to rate it, it only takes a second....

Roguey-117 04.12.2006 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Xbox 360 Rechargeable Battery Pack

Recharge your batteries the compact way.

Advantages: Compact, charges AA and AAA
Disadvantages: No European plug adapter

...eye sight will struggle to read them. Pictures come with the instructions and these are a lot larger. As the charger is easy to use the pictures are all you will need to use the charger. ~<*>~Charger~<*>~ The charger weighs only 132grams Hight 3.3" Width 3" Depth 1" The charger seems well made and should least. The case is a dull silver plastic with black sides which have dimples on so you can grip better to slide open the bottom part where the batteries go. Only Nickel metal hydride (NiMA) batteries can be charged using this charger. Once open the battery charger will take 4 X AA or 4 X AAA batteries or 2 of each battery or 2 batteries of the same type, but you can not charge only 1 battery. + and - polarity are clearly marked so you can not insert the batteries in the wrong way. If you do the green light on the front will...

oldwasp 22.02.2007 · Read review
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Review of Energizer CHDCWB-4 Battery Charger

MadCatz Wii Fit Battery Pack

Advantages: easy to use, great value for money, can be used during gameplay, USB connection
Disadvantages: cannot be charged from the mains

...usually insert the 4 batteries into. The battery pack comes with a grey wire which plugs directly into the flat outer side of the battery pack and connects via USB to the back of the Wii Console. Being a USB connection - the battery pack can also be charged by plugging it into a computer or laptop. The cable is 2metres long making it easy to keep it connected during gameplay if needed. One of the great things about this battery pack is that it can be charged whilst plugged into the board and whilst the board is in use without interrupting game play which is fantastic if you are impatient and don't want to have to wait for the thing to charge! We initially alternated between batteries while the battery pack was charging and then swapping between the two - but now we just use the battery pack either charging it whilst the board is in use...

ilusvm 25.10.2008 · Read review
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Review of MadCatz Wii Fit Battery Pack