>From: "C.H.Ling" <chling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>Jan Steinman wrote:
> >
> > microdrives... double the average current drain, halving the average
> > battery life.
>
>Don't know where you get this data...
I got it from (mis)reading a table of measurements someone compiled...
I was comparing the PEAK current drain of the microdrive to the STANDBY current
drain of the camera. Doh! Sorry 'bout that.
It seems the microdrive can consume as much as 250mA during seeking, but
normally consumes only about 20mA.
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