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I recharged them using the refresh mode. At that point, the camera wouldn't even turn on.
I sent an email to Sony describing my experience, but Sony has not replied.I've ordered a set of Sanyo Eneloop batteries, which I expect will perform much better, according to reviews I've read. I think the charger is fine, but the batteries are worthless.
After I purchased the charger and batteries, I charged the batteries, put them in a Canon Powershot A590IS camera. After 72 hours, with no use, the voltage dropped to 1.21 vdc, and after 84 hours, to 1.18 vdc.
I would not recommend the Sony 2700mAh NiMH batteries due to the extremely rapid self discharge. I few days later, I went to use the camera, and the batteries were discharged.
Measured voltage was 1.38 vdc.
The refresh feature will restore many 'dead' batteries to some degree of usefullness. It has 4 independent intelligent charging circuits, so you can charge 1-4 batteries in different states of charge. Each battery will come to full charge and stop charging. 2700 mAh Ni-MH batteries sounded great, but my old 1600 mAh batteries last 10 times as long. Great charger, but you will have to buy or own different batteries. I've charged these batteries one day and found them completely dead the next. At full charge, these batteries fail after 5-10 photos in my Canon A710IS camera. To be fair, the charger is great.
But the Sony is much faster for what that's worth. The Sony charger also rejects batteries that the Maha can charge. Nice charger and it works fast but I recommend that you use a Maha PowerEx charger to get the best out of Sony Batteries Maha PowerEx MH-C204W4AA27 - Battery charger - battery - rechargeable - AA x 4 - 2700 mAh. I can get hundreds of photos when Sony batteries go thru a Maha but only about 150 with the Sony charger.
Just started using it but everything seems to be as good as promised--extra benefits like quick refresh and doing both AA and AAA are great.
Universal AC Power Cord WITH Two Prong [Misc].). I bought this charger because I wanted a smart charger that would switch off when batteries are fully charged (I only had a "dumb" charger before).Not only is this charger smart, it also treats every battery separately (my old one needed pairs of batteries). I'm using this charger in my home country (we have 220V power network) with a cord from my stereo :) Basically, this means that you can take this charger around the world with you without the need to get adaptors - you can just take a cord from a local stereo or desk lamp, or buy a cheap cable locally). It is also quite fast (refreshed and charged 4x2000mAh batteries in 6 hours whereas I had to charge them for 20 hours with my old "dumb" charger), and can refresh batteries.However, one of the biggest advantages, in my view, is the charger's small size and light weight, suitable for carrying it in a pocket, and universal worldwide voltage. It is not a "plug-in" charger, it comes with a standard 2-wire cord like the ones you have for stereos and small appliances (e.g.
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