What is the “Memory Effect”?

The “memory effect” (also known as battery effect, lazy battery effect or battery memory) can be seen in Ni-Cad and NiMH batteries. It is caused by the user continually re-charging the battery before being it has fully discharged. It describes one very specific situation in which certain NiCd batteries gradually lose their maximum energy capacity [...]

Characteristics of Digital Camera Battery

Some of the features such as optical zoom and resolutions of digital camera depend on the digital camera battery. The majority of digital cameras are designed to run on two or four AA size batteries. Alkaline batteries are the most common non-rechargeable batteries. They’re cheap, but their performance in digital camera is not that satisfactory. [...]

How to store batteries?

  Batteries are perishable products that start deteriorating right from the moment they leave the factory. There are simple preventive measures that battery users can apply to slow the aging process. This paper provides guidelines to reduce age-related capacity losses and how to prime new and stored batteries. The recommended storage temperature for most batteries [...]