Do most new digital camera require a battery charge?
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
Do you mean like, do they work without batteries? You can still find vintage cameras that only need batteries for the light meter... but I don't know how there could be a digital camera that didn't need a battery.
Posted by The White Whale (Member # 6594) on :
I've seen some that still require AA (or AAA?) batteries, in which case you could use rechargable batteries and would need a charger, and some that have their own fancy lithium batteries that charge when you plug the camera right into the wall with a cord they usually provide.
Posted by Mucus (Member # 9735) on :
I think they might be asking whether a new battery provided with a camera requires a charge before use, in which case the answer is usually yes.
Posted by Artemisia Tridentata (Member # 8746) on :
quote:You can still find vintage cameras that only need batteries for the light meter
And vintage photographers who still use them. My Pentax K1000 was the last camera made that was fully usable without a battery. It does have one for a light meter.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
A lot of them take disposable batteries, so they don;t. However, if it has an on board rechargeable battery, it probably does.