My mom's girlfriend gave us her old digital camera it's like 2 years nothing wrong with it, but it didn't turn on. I went and bought new batteries but it still wasn't working. The old batteries inside of it said digital camera batteries. This might sound stupid, but there is no difference between the 2 right?

digital camera batteries usually have greater power and thus last longer, but if they are AA batteries, regular AA alkaline batteries such as a duracel or energizer batter should work just fine. It may not last very long, but it would work.