1.5 volt batteries

The instruction for the new (old) Chinon which I bought on Ebay
specifies the following for battery:
1.5V G-13 type silver oxide batteries (Eveready S-76 or equivalent)
Before knowing about this and immediatly after collectiong of the
camera I was in a photo shop and asked if they had batteries for the
camera. The salesman put three Panasonic LR 44 batteries in the
camera. Is this battery the right choice?

Mojtaba

 

I can't quite see the package from here. Does it say silver oxide? If so
then yes. If not then no.
me

 

They are the same. This battery is also called V357 (and a number of other
things depending on manufacturer).

 

If I recall the lr44 cells are alkaline. They will work but they start
to lose voltage as soon as you use the camera meter thus causing
exposure error. Silver cells hold their voltage to the end then drop
off..

Use the s76 or 357 cells..



Colyn Goodson
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http://www.colyngoodson.com

 

You quite are correct Colyn.
me

 

No, LR44 are Alkaline which start at 1.5 but right away start to drop off,
resulting in exposure error. Sliver oxide are like the (now banned) mercury
batteries in that they have a flat voltage, then sharply drop off when the
battery is dead.

The salesman is probably only familliar with post-1980 cameras which were
built with voltage regulators or zener diodes to allow for cheaper alkaline
batteries. Get real S76 batteries.

 

Thank you every body for your great help

Mojtaba