Well I feel the opposite to what has been said earlier. I bought this as part of a bundle with some rechargable batteries. I've taken it on holiday twice, the last time I took over 250 photos both during the day and night and only had to charge the batteries every 3rd night. Disposable batteries are rubbish when it comes to digital cameras - I used to use a Kodak Z740 and when I was in OZ I had exactly the same problem with eating batteries. All I can suggest is if you have a camera that doesn't have a special battery then get rechargable ones (they're cheaper in the long run!!!) Picture quality is very good and for the price I don't think you can go wrong!