i recently bought this camera and am having issues with a message saying that the battery is exhausted, evan after changing the battery. any advice?
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Yes: return the camera as fast as you can. I returned the first one I bought, thinking I had a lemon. The second one had the same problems. This is a worthless camera.
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I am having the same problem. I love the camera and how it functions, but I'm finding the batteries are costing a lot more than I ever expected. That's a real disappointment. Anyway, have you tried Lithium batteries? They last a little longer but cost a lot. I haven't had the camera very long, but I plan to buy a charger and use rechargeable batteries. That's the cheapest way to go and you don't have to worry about where to recycle the spent batteries. And If you continue to use regular non-rechargeable batteries, be sure to have many many extra batteries with you.. You don't want to be without batteries. That would be the last straw. I am having the same problem. I love the camera and how it functions, but I'm finding the batteries are costing a lot more than I ever expected. That's a real disappointment. Anyway, have you tried Lithium batteries? They last a little longer but cost a lot. I haven't had the camera very long, but I plan to buy a charger and use rechargeable batteries. That's the cheapest way to go and you don't have to worry about where to recycle the spent batteries. And If you continue to use regular non-rechargeable batteries, be sure to have many many extra batteries with you.. You don't want to be... » Read More I am having the same problem. I love the camera and how it functions, but I'm finding the batteries are costing a lot more than I ever expected. That's a real disappointment. Anyway, have you tried Lithium batteries? They last a little longer but cost a lot. I haven't had the camera very long, but I plan to buy a charger and use rechargeable batteries. That's the cheapest way to go and you don't have to worry about where to recycle the spent batteries. And If you continue to use regular non-rechargeable batteries, be sure to have many many extra batteries with you.. You don't want to be without batteries. That would be the last straw. « Show Less
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Yes, I had the exact same issue. I went to a camera store and they advised that since the megapixels are large on this camera it uses a lot of battery life. You need to get rechargeable batteries and a charger;) the battery life will last much longer! It's been great ever since
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a photo shop expert told me just this weekend, that the alkaline batteries fade fast, and some of them have less power if they have been on the hook or shelf for a while. One step up is to buy the lithium batteries, but that would probably be more expensive in the long run that buying rechargable batteries (which is the best option).
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I know how it feels - with my Coolpix 610 the little battery icon in the upper right hand corner no longer shows any bars to estimate how discharged it might be. It is always a total blank. I just keep taking pictures until it the "Battery Exhausted" message appears and won't let me take any more pictures. I then just slip in another couple of batteries I know to be fully charged and resume photo taking. My advice is just always take a pair of fully charged batteries wherever you go. I use the rechargeable NiCad kind of batteries which is the least cost way to go in the long run. Other than the battery changing task, the Coolpix 610 is a great camera and takes great photos. I know how it feels - with my Coolpix 610 the little battery icon in the upper right hand corner no longer shows any bars to estimate how discharged it might be. It is always a total blank. I just keep taking pictures until it the "Battery Exhausted" message appears and won't let me take any more pictures. I then just slip in another couple of batteries I know to be fully charged and resume photo taking. My advice is just always take a pair of fully charged batteries wherever you go. I use the rechargeable NiCad kind of batteries which is the least cost way to go in the long run.... » Read More I know how it feels - with my Coolpix 610 the little battery icon in the upper right hand corner no longer shows any bars to estimate how discharged it might be. It is always a total blank. I just keep taking pictures until it the "Battery Exhausted" message appears and won't let me take any more pictures. I then just slip in another couple of batteries I know to be fully charged and resume photo taking. My advice is just always take a pair of fully charged batteries wherever you go. I use the rechargeable NiCad kind of batteries which is the least cost way to go in the long run. Other than the battery changing task, the Coolpix 610 is a great camera and takes great photos. « Show Less
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Hi Karen,This was a Christmas gift for my husband so I asked him. He says he uses "re-chargeable" batteries and that he doesn't leave the camera on all of the time. When he see the message about the battery being exhausted he simply turns it off and it will re-charge a bit. But he has a charger and uses that too. So, I agree with the other answer, you need to get re-chargeable batteries and a charger. It is a really nice little camera.
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Yes i have the same camera. To make a long story as short as possible upper end cameras like this one just flat out require stronger batteries. No question. I bucked up and bought Lithium batteries and they last very long. At first I didn't like the expense, but when you think of how many pictures you can take and how long they last and what that $ amount averages out to it is a good deal for a good camera. I bought a pack of 12 8x Lithium from a store for 20.99. That averaged 1.75 per. I can get at least 600 shots and some video shots as well at the lower end HD video setting which still gives great video. The batteries have a shelf like of 15 years fully charged. 10 years for the 6x Lithium. I take about 200 pictures per month on average (give or take) so two batteries lasts me about 3 months for my use. That averages about 1.00 per month for the best battery. Not bad. This camera will die after 20-40 shots with a standard cheap-0 Alkaline battery. IF you want to use a cheaper battery then you should buy a cheaper camera that does not require as much power. That is the bottom line. I looked at Cannon, Sony, and several other cameras and they all had the same problem if you bought their upper end camera that used replaceable batteries....Hope this helps.....
1514823
I switched to the Lithium batteries. Then change your camera settings to this type batteries.
1514824
Are you sure the batteries are good? I had that happen and the (unused) batteries were dead.
2152322
If you have not purchased this camera yet I would advise not to do this. It has been servicing for 1 week. As other customer wrote, after batteries discharged and were replaced with new ones the camera didn't switch on and doesn't react on any action. My request to the shop remained unanswered. Regards
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I had a similar problem. The sony analyst walked me through power resetting and pulling batter + memory card. None of the checks corrected the problem. I used the 'tap it on a hard surface' technique and it is back up and working. The pulling the camera lens did not work so the tapping technique will be used until we tap it into its grave.
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Well thanks a whole lot. I was having the same problem and was prepared to buy another camera since I have had mine for a few years and read how much it was going to cost to evaluate the problem. I smacked mine as well and it works. Will blow out with a can of air as well.
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Sorry... Try taking out camera AA batteries and using fresh, new ones.If it doesn't work, get a new SDHC memory card of a well-known maker (Sandisk or similar).If nothing of the above works on restarting your camera, you'll have to send your camera to Canon Authorized Service shop... Sorry.
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I never had this problem but I gave up on this camera within little over 30 days as this DBPower camera is piece of crap. After that I am still looking for better one. Sorry Can't help you on this problem.
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if under warranty; return camera! If old battteries u may need to replace them! I assume you have been following the charging instructions.
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If you have not purchased this camera yet I would advise not to do this. It has been servicing for 1 week. As other customer wrote, after batteries discharged and were replaced with new ones the camera didn't switch on and doesn't react on any action. My request to the shop remained unanswered.Regards
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I have this camera and I had the same problem, when it says the battery is low, it's means really low, only for some more shots. So I bought another battery and I carry it in the camera pack. I did this because I know how much time I can take pictures in "extreme pictures situations", like going in museums for one day for example. Two bateries for me is enought. You need to test and know "your limits". :-) Another good thing I did was turning off the LCD most of the time in this situations. According to the manual this saves a lot of energy: from their tests you can shoot 160 picts with it on and 600 with it off!
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Try a new battery. Mine has worked fine. Be sure camera is set on remote connection so the remote and camera "see" each other.
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Same problem here! After I opened the box I charged the battery till the light turned green. Put the battery in the camera, put the film pack in, the black film cover came out (so I assume I put the film in right), turned the camera on but all the symbols are blinking and I'm not able to make a picture. After reading here I put the battery again in the charger and now the light turns orange!! But I just took it out because it was green?!?! Now I'm just gonna wait till it's green again and see if it will work. Does anyone have any others tips for me?XO
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SAme problem. very poor battery life. returned for another a1200. hope new camera has better battery life
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I have had the same problem occur with my camera 3x! I had the camera repaired in Aug and Oct '07 thru Sony for just the charge of shipping it to them. However, it happened again yesterday and I'm looking into what it will cost. Their website says $141 because it's out of warranty. Not happy with that, so I've emailed their customer service. I was just looking online to see if anyone else has had the same problem, or if it was just my camera. How long have you had yours? I'm very happy with my pictures but not so happy with having to keep getting this thing fixed!
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I have not had that problem. I would suspect that the battery is not good. If you have not had the camera very long, check and see if you can send the camera and battery back. Or maybe check with some place in your community that tests batteries to see if the battery is the problem. I don't mean to insult your intelligence, but I have done this before. Are you sure you are inserting the battery the correct way?
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Apparently yes. They told me that it is the same as the firmware fix that they came out with in July(?). That DID NOT fix the battery warning light problem. I don't believe that they are planning to do anything more. (They'll fix it in the next incarnation of this camera [sx290?]) If you don't use video, then no problem. Otherwise, video invokes the problem.
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Haven't had any problems with my unit. Maybe going over the instructions again, making sure you have the correct model for your camera, batteries are good, and making sure cords are fully inserted would help. Also you could look at the reviews to see comments made that may help you.
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Sometimes if you "rush" the process, you will find that the camera action "freezes up." Try rebooting the camera by taking the battery out or plugging it in to your computer; anything that might trip or signal the mechanism. Don't push or force it, of course. If it locks-up often, then obviously, there are problems with the camera. I bought the insurance offered through Amazon, just for such circumstances.