greasemonkey1978
New Member
Hello everyone,
I have a digital camera which drains batteries so quickly its getting very expensive even with rechargeable. The camera has a 5 volt dc socket on it and i want to run the camera from this via an external battery. I have a 6volt 4.5Ah lead acid battery that i would like to use. I asked a few people for advice who suggested a voltage regulator 7805 to reduce the voltage. This worked well until i wanted to take pictures. I powers the screen and i can look at the pictures but as soon as i tried to take a picture the camera shuts off. I think that the voltage regulator as reduced the amperage. The camera details are 5 volt dc, 5 watt which i believe to be 1 amp.
If anyone has any ideas or suggestions i would be very grateful as i am lost now.
Thanks
Mick
I have a digital camera which drains batteries so quickly its getting very expensive even with rechargeable. The camera has a 5 volt dc socket on it and i want to run the camera from this via an external battery. I have a 6volt 4.5Ah lead acid battery that i would like to use. I asked a few people for advice who suggested a voltage regulator 7805 to reduce the voltage. This worked well until i wanted to take pictures. I powers the screen and i can look at the pictures but as soon as i tried to take a picture the camera shuts off. I think that the voltage regulator as reduced the amperage. The camera details are 5 volt dc, 5 watt which i believe to be 1 amp.
If anyone has any ideas or suggestions i would be very grateful as i am lost now.
Thanks
Mick