Originally Posted by
aroundoz
After looking for a new camera for several weeks, I am fairly certain the the Canon SX130/150 are about the only P and S cameras that accept AA batteries. I also read on several sites that they are battery eaters and it isn't uncommon to go through a set of AAs in a day. DW99 and Zeppinger, what was your experience in that regard? If it weren't for that issue, I definitely would have bought one. I hate throwing away batteries anyway but the added cost of all of those AAs bothered me as well.
Aroundoz, I read those reports on SX130 eating up batteries, and was watching for that, it has not been a problem for me. I have not used mine nearly as much as Zeppinger, as evidenced by his "Crazy Guy" post, I defer to him, his opinion should be solid.