I have a Canon G1 and my wife has a Sony 707. Both are not made anymore.
The batteries on both last a long time. I haven't counted pictures but I can tour Disney for a day on the same battery.
We also own a Sony T-1. Fits in your shirt pocket. Batteries drain fast. It is also small battery. However with the size you can carry a number of batteries and flash card and not notice it.
What you are dealing with is size. The bigger the battery the longer it will last. The batteries on our cameras are big compared to AA.
To the person asking about which camera to buy, go to the address below. They do an excellent job reviewing digital cameras. select review and then select the cameras you are interested in.
www.dpreview.com
Another interesting thing is just about all brand cameras are using Sony CCD chips.
Take a look at the Canon G6. It is 7.1 megapixal(MP) CCD. A lot of people are raving about it. The cost is somewhere around $500 dollars, give or take. If intersted in DSLR take a look at the new Rebel XT. About $1000. Be careful with what I said. I'm biased towards Canon. The joke in the family is that I own enough canons to start a war.
I don't know much about Pentax, but they have come out with a small camera that is waterproof down to five feet for 30 minutes. Think it is 5 MP.
Goes for about $350.
Found out something interesting. Digital cameras are like (actually are) computers. Firmware is the program that runs the camera. I don't know if you can get firmware updates for all cameras. Anyway Canon has several DSLR cameras. Evidently the cheaper one can't do all the things the more expensive one can. Canon has disabled some features. Well, hackers are figuring out how to modify the firmware and are turning on the disabled features.
The batteries on both last a long time. I haven't counted pictures but I can tour Disney for a day on the same battery.
We also own a Sony T-1. Fits in your shirt pocket. Batteries drain fast. It is also small battery. However with the size you can carry a number of batteries and flash card and not notice it.
What you are dealing with is size. The bigger the battery the longer it will last. The batteries on our cameras are big compared to AA.
To the person asking about which camera to buy, go to the address below. They do an excellent job reviewing digital cameras. select review and then select the cameras you are interested in.
www.dpreview.com
Another interesting thing is just about all brand cameras are using Sony CCD chips.
Take a look at the Canon G6. It is 7.1 megapixal(MP) CCD. A lot of people are raving about it. The cost is somewhere around $500 dollars, give or take. If intersted in DSLR take a look at the new Rebel XT. About $1000. Be careful with what I said. I'm biased towards Canon. The joke in the family is that I own enough canons to start a war.
I don't know much about Pentax, but they have come out with a small camera that is waterproof down to five feet for 30 minutes. Think it is 5 MP.
Goes for about $350.
Found out something interesting. Digital cameras are like (actually are) computers. Firmware is the program that runs the camera. I don't know if you can get firmware updates for all cameras. Anyway Canon has several DSLR cameras. Evidently the cheaper one can't do all the things the more expensive one can. Canon has disabled some features. Well, hackers are figuring out how to modify the firmware and are turning on the disabled features.
I can't wait to take it to Orlando this summer and put it through its paces. 
