I had my digital stealth out almost 3 weeks and when I checked it last night the battery light was on for the first time. I swapped them out without checking the pics. In this 3 week period the camera took almost 70 pics(mostly of me woking in my food plots). I'm using rayovac batteries from walmart and paid $7.00 and change for 24 batteries. So, basically for less than $8.00 I can get 12 weeks of battery life. At that price I'm not sure if rechargeables are worth the investment (besides being better for the environment which is why I will most likely change batteries once these 24 are gone).