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OK, those were very thorough and satisfactory explanations. Thank you very much!

Why do they put in such a miniscule battery? What I'm wondering is how come, then, the AA-battery gives only half the recording time in the table above - is the LR6 something much less powerful than a regular 2300mAh rechargeable battery? Also, what I can't understand for the life of me is why, when recording to 1GB HiMD media the AA-battery gives half the time of the NH-10WM, while when recording to a standard MD media it gives a bit more. That is all taking place in HiMD mode, how can the media make such a difference, and why does it only cut off the AA-battery, not from the NH?

Those are awesome recording times. This is what I read from the MZ-RH910 manual: Can you explain this?

If in the middle of a recording the MD runs out of battery, does it have the brains to stop in good time and save the TOC and all that jazz before shutting down? My age-old MD seems to be in the habit of just losing the whole thing if I don't stop and save in time before the battery is finished. I'm frequently in a situation where I need to record for 2+ hours and staring at the LCD screen is not an option since the equipment isn't near me but left next to the players, so this is a bit of an issue to me. Any information on this? I'm particularly looking at this with MZ-RH910 in mind as the potential purchase.