My main film camera (single lens reflex)

Oh I see

My ol' faithfull

She never gives me no trouble

Thank god for that-the only SLR i knew was 'self loading rifle'...

She will start in any condition
even fallen in a resevoir (along with me) and still works perfectly after 10 glorious years

Before you charge them Stew-are you completly discharging them first???

If you dont completely flatten them-they will condition themselves to only holding half charge.This is the main problem with cordless tools and more commonly mobile phones.

Yeah i always make sure they are flat before charging them

It's decided to behave now

I have a Sony digital camera and I have problems if I'm not using the proper Sony rechargeable batteries...

With my Fuji digital camera I use the Fuji 2500 Rechargeable batteries, they are Ni-MH, never had any problems so far, even in cold weather.

In fact I've had the camera for 5 weeks now and haven't had to charge the batteries yet!