You'll just have to be diligent about changing the batteries. As you get used to your camera, make note of how long the batteries last under different circumstances. Such as...with the monitor on all the time, with auto focus always on, etc. Then when you start using it underwater, you'll know whether to trust them to last through that second or third dive. It's just a matter of working with what you have.
Don't know when the NiMH 2000's will hit the market. I've been hearing that rumor for a while now so maybe that's all it is...rumor!
Free hosting sites are tricky. Most, if not all of them, won't let you link directly to a single picture. Only to an album. And recently some of them are requiring you to be a member before you can view any albums. This pumps up their member numbers for advertising!
I use one called ScubaShots but it's not going to be free. The owner is a fellow diver who was just as disgusted with hosting sites as we were and had took hte initiative to start his own. It's great! Several of us have been beta testing it for a while and I really like everything about it. It's going to cost $36 a year but that's peanuts as much as I use it. If you're interested, let me know and I'll give you Larry's email and he'll set you up so you can try it out.
Click on the photo link in my signature to see an example of what it looks like. You can design the albums with different colors, etc.
