RE; A good point,the internal memory battery,, in my case my camera doesnt get that much rest,however if you forget and leave the main battery for too long the repair is expensive and the camera is usualy still ruined,and is NOT warrantied, on 11/30/02 6:57 AM, TeeGate at TeeGate at comcast.net wrote: > Jane, > > The only problem with taking the battery out of the camera for any > length of time, is that some or maybe all of them loose their time. > This is somewhat annoying because when you put batteries in and want to > quickly use it, you will get a message that your date is not set. > Depending if this bothers you or not is a decision you can make at that > time. I like my date correct because my software that stores the > photo's on my computer keeps a record of when the photo was taken. > Obviously, you can't write the date on the back. > > If you use the camera often, and have rechargeable batteries, you will > be changing them and checking on their condition. If you don't, > wappling again gives good advise, > > >