Your Guide to Battery Types by Chris Robertson
Every mobile electronic device we own runs on battery power, yet we take batteries for granted - at least until they run out of juice. No matter what kind of device battery - laptop battery, cell phone battery, camcorder battery, remote control battery - you need, it's helpful to know the... An NiMH is a rechargeable battery that is similar to a nickel cadmium (NiCd) battery, but that has double or triple the capacity of a NiCd battery. ... Gel Battery - A gel battery is also known as a sealed lead acid (SLA) battery, and its distinguishing feature is that it doesn't have to be kept...

Digital Photographic Images - Part 1: How to Download Them by Robin Henry
So, you've been on an overseas holiday and taken dozens of photographs of the numerous sights you've seen and some of the people you've met. Now that you're back home, you decide to copy them from your camera's storage card to your computer. There are several ways you can do this and almost... Most digital cameras come complete with a small cable that has a USB connection on one end and a special connector on the other end that connects to your camera. ... There are different sizes and varieties of these connections depending on your camera make and type, but the one you have should...

Find the Best Digital Camera for Your Needs and Maximum Enjoyment by David Saunders
Digital Cameras have become a common site wherever you go. If you're getting ready to purchase your first digital camera, or maybe you're looking to replace one you already have, it is best to familiarize yourself with the knowledge of what makes one digital camera different from another and... Don't seek out the digital camera that happens to take perfect pictures in a perfect setting, contrived by the marketing department of the digital camera's manufacturer. ... However, when printing on a high quality photo printer, the difference between a 3 mega pixel digital camera and a 5 mega...

Digital Camera Printer: Making the Printing Process Easier by Ismael Tabije
Gone are the days of the box-camera – it is the age of digital technology and digital cameras have taken over the entire range of photography. However, at its early stages, digital photography had eclipsed the most exciting aspect of seeing what you have clicked on photographic prints. ... Things have changed and various digital camera printers with many unique and useful features are now available to take care of this deficiency As these digital camera printers do not need a computer to give you the prints, you can print directly from the camera and this makes it very convenient and...

Easy Guide to Buy Digital Camcorders and DVD Camcorders by Sardool Sikandar
A camcorder is a portmanteau word made by combining 'Camera' and 'recorder'. A camcorder is a portable television camera and videocassette recorder. It is an electronic device for recording video images and audio onto a storage device. It contains both camera and recorder in one unit. ... A camcorder having digital camera or digital technology is known as digital camcorder. ... The first camcorders combined the video-camera with an existing full-size VHS/Betamax recorder. ... These camcorders were large devices that required a sturdy tripod or strong shoulders to stably support the...

Lithium Solid Polymer Electrolyte Batteries by Dan Hagopian
If you have ever owned a PDA, iPod or any other small electrical device the battery power more often then not incorporated a technology called lithium polymer, a technology that is not only amazing but functional. This amazing technology is contained in the electrolyte solution that is the... When we speak of battery cells we know them as a battery whether there is one cell or three in a series. ... In the battery cell the electrolyte solution is the conducting medium in which the flow of electric current between the electrodes takes place by the migrating electrons.

Dissecting A Smart Battery – Part 2 by Dan Hagopian
In part 1 of Dissecting A Smart Battery I mentioned that smart batteries have contained within them specialized hardware that when working in concert provides the power necessary to run a device such as a PDA, digital camera, or ipod player. Continuing the dissection of a smart battery this... The Smart Battery’s Cell Pack The battery cell can be thought of as the holding area of the battery’s chemical. ... The battery cell pack is critical to the overall capability of the smart battery. ... Before we begin let’s just recap some of the specialized hardware within the smart battery:...

The MEGXON MX7 Digital Camera by Alan King
The MEGXON MX7 Digital Camera is a powerful camera with a number of useful features. The camera produces a maximum eight megpixel resolution, 3264x2448 in an interpolated mode. It can also support true 7 megapixel 3072x2304, 5 megapixel in 2560x1920, 4 megapixel in 2304x1728, 3 megapixel in... The camera has a 3x optical and 5x digital zoom. ... The camera uses an NP-40 Lithium Ion battery, though it is probably a good plan to have a spare as well. ... The camera appears best suited for a serious but not professional photographer, and is well suited for someone with an interest in artistic...

Lithium ion Rechargeable Batteries by Dan Hagopian
Lithium ion rechargeable batteries are by far one of the most important technologies that have been developed over the last 10 years. Lithium based batteries are used in most portable devices from PDAs to laptops to digital cameras. Lithium ion rechargeable batteries are not hazardous when... Let’s look closer at the battery’s design. ... The battery’s purpose: to create current, from which we get voltage, the power to make our devices work while on the go. ... The two electrodes contained within the battery are the anode and the cathode.

Choosing A Portable Photo Printer by Frank Bolsom
Over the last few years, portable photo printers have become quite popular. These printers are designed for printing standard 4x6 photos - they won't print anything larger, but they are self-contained with a handle and often a battery so they can be taken anywhere. ... In most cases, they have memory slots for the memory cards from your digital camera and a small monitor to preview the pictures. ... If you can't use your digital memory in the printer, it's not going to be of much use to you. ... The first thing to be sure of is that the printer has the same type of memory card slot as your...