When the battery check beeps (instead of a constant tone) it means the
batteries are approaching the 2.8v lockup voltage (or thereabouts). The next
step after the beeping is no sound and shutter lock.
John
Shawn Wright wrote:
> On 24 Aug 98, at 17:43, John Hermanson wrote:
>
> > You might get 6 months or more with a low drain body. You must use 357
> > silver oxide batteries as they were designed for use in appliances with
> > constant low level drain.
> >
> My new (to me) 4T got about 10 months on 357s, but then it was
> away for service for about 5 of those months... :-(
> Does the OM-4 have the same battery check sound as the 4-T? I
> find mine quite useful - next time I hear the beep tone change, I will
> know the battery is near dead. Of course, the first time, it didn't
> occur to me that the camera was telling me something... I waited
> until the mirror locked during a long exposure to find out.
>
> Shawn & Janis Wright
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