FUJI 3800 - memory

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Just wondering how long can the batteries be out of the 3800 before the camara losses your personel settings such as.... volume settings, and other perferences...

The reason I ask is because AS SOON as i take the batteries out is losses all settings. I spoke with fuji tech support and they stated that it doesn't have any way to retain that information once you take the batteries out, which sounds like crap seeing as how any other digi i've had has not had this problem...