Can an exhausted battery be replaced with a fully charged one quickly? Or do you have to charge the battery in the camera?
180613
You can charge a second one ( in the camera) and then keep it on hand in order to slip in in quickly.
259340
Yes, it takes a few hours to fully charge, but the battery holds a charge for a LONG time. I have only had to charge mine a few times since I bought the camera
88274
No. You need to remove the battery from the camera, insert it into the included charger, plug it into the wall and let 'er rip. Doesn't take very long.
631367
new camera and not yet sure about it. There is a rechargeable battery which yet to fully test how long it lasts when fully charged
1817388
I don't know but I was in England for 10 days in Early July and was packed 4 days before I left with battery packed & charged. It was my reserve battery and I never used it. I returned in July and was signaled some time in mid Aug that the battery in the camera was low.We were looking at the abundance of pictures I took in England. I then put in the reserve battery and charged the deficient one. Looks like it stayed charged and in reserve for at least 2 months. Hope this helps. But I didn't know and I took my charger along even though I never unpacked it. Good luck and peace of mind Betty
74213
There is a replaceable battery (BLC-2 lithium ion) in the monitor, but I don't see any way to replace a battery in the camera. The only removable part I see is the magnetic stand/holder on the bottom. Could be that a battery compartment is under that but I haven't tried it. The batteries seem to last a long time. The last time I charged them was this summer and they are still working fine - keep them in my truck and it has been down in the 20s several times this fall. Hope this helps.
2254726
Yes, the battery is rechargable, though only in the camera (which is a pain if you are shooting a lot of images). There are aftermarket chargers and batteries so you need not be limited.
132773
Unfortunately I have never had to reset my camera. Is it fully charged? Is it turning on? I will totally try & help you out the best I can :)
1651004
there's a cable that hooks in the camera when the battery is inside, and into the wall socket to recharge. I ordered a separate charger they are really cheap. camera comes with extra battery already so I will be all set to swap the battery out without having to hook up the camera to do it :o)
509486
No batteries to replace .... this camera has internal batteries ... you need to plug camera into USB Drive to charge ....
191544
I don't understand what you mean by get tired. Rechargeable batteries normally have a limited but large number of time you can drain and recharge -around a thousand times. But as the battery gets to be recharged more often, the amount of energy the battery can store diminishes through time. There comes a time when the battery seem to take a longer time to charge but discharges very fast when in use. When this happens, it's time to replace the battery pack. I hope it answers your question. Another thing to note is that in other models of Lumix, the product box comes with a battery charger inside. in the case of the Lumix DMC SZ3, the camera itself acts as the very battery charger. Charging is done through USB when you connect to a computer or when you connect the USB cable to an USB adopter/wall-outlet-plug. There is an LED on the camera that lights up when the camera is charging and which turns off when fully charged. I hope I answered your question.
2241639
no the battery is integrated so you just plug in the charger and hook it to the camera and in an hour or a few it will be fully charged
1780835
After I replaced the original battery and put the camera on its charging station I thought the battery would not charge. After checking the battery level on the camera I determined that the battery had been fully charged upon receipt. I have had no problems with the new battery to date.
2057023
I don't really think you need one. I have took around 60 films, and still shows full charged. The official data is we can take more than 100 photos with one fully charged battery.
932093
The camera comes with a cable that plugs into a wall outlet to charge the battery (while in the camera). There is no other battery charger supplied. If the battery dies while you are taking pictures, you have to stop and wait to recharge (about 3 hrs according to the manual). The battery can be easily replaced with a fresh spare if you have one. Amazon sells spare batteries manufactured by both Panasonic and third party vendors. You can then charge the batteries when it is convenient using the camera and wall outlet cable.
324001
Great! We have used the camera for over 100 pictures over a few hours all in one charge. I usually charge it after an event just out of habit, but so far the battery has not been dead to need it. I bought an extra battery but have not used it. Hope this helps.
570343
Yes, you can recharge the battery that comes with the camera. Depending on the type of shooting you are doing will impact the length of the battery life before recharging is required. Because I travel and most often carry one or both of my cameras with me, I purchased the "plug in" batter charger and a couple of extra batteries so that I am always sure of having power. Hope this response is helpful.