How long does the car charger take to recharge a battery that no longer has enough power to operate the shutter or completely dead?
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I have never used the car charger, a wall outlet usually recharges in 20-25 mins. However, I must tell you, once recharged, your lucky to get 40-45 minutes usage and then they are dead again.. Frankly, I don't use mine anymore, chalked it up as a learning experience.
821520
Hi M. Crnkovich; Try and find a battery charger that you can plug into your car's cigarette lighter socket. I found one for my Olympus C8080 at "that big online auction site" if you know what I mean. I think it's a good idea to get 3 extra batteries and maybe a 2 gigabyte XD card if you can afford it. Here's a tip concerning the batteries: Store them close to your body to keep them warm. A warm battery will put out more juice and will last longer than a cold battery. I even keep my camera close to my side to keep it and the battery inside warm. That's if it's 30 degrees F or colder. These lithium ion batteries have what's called "rebound." After it's been drained, some of the charge comes back in a day or two, but not much. It's usually enough to take a quick shot before it totally dies, and then it will rebound again for one shot. Have fun in Alaska :) kkrome25
1000313
It depends on how much battery life is left. For me, it usually took about 1 to 2 hours to recharge full. I hope this helps.
720188
Yes, if battery has not gone bad, and you have enough time- it would take many hours to fully charge a car battery. I have used it to recharge a large battery and over several days it will finally switch to "maintenance" mode.
491070
I did one while driving shooting every 30 sec and it lasted 3 hrs on full charge. On the way back I set it for 1 min. intervals and the die time was identical. So I'm not really sure how much more battery capturing an image takes over just idling.
1611268
I use these batteries in a Contour Camera and I've found it takes about an hour to recharge from a car 12v cigarette lighter; slighter faster if plugged into a wall outlet.
257615
The light turns green when is done, while it is red when charging. To fully charge the two batteries that comes with the pack you will need approximately 4 to 5 hours. If you add the battery that comes with your camera you will need about 6 to 7 hours to charge all of them but you will have your machine shooting for thousands of photos .
1929828
Well Cory;I never use mine without having it plugged into the lighter receptical so it will turn off when I shut off the engine. I would assume you have a weak battery as it should last for at least a half hour since everything is solid state. That would enable you to remove it from the car to take some pictures or movies outside the car or in the home. I think the vendor would gladly exchange for you unless you plan to continue ie to use it plugged in, then this discussion is moot.
203073
I've been having problems with the battery. After 5 hours of having it charging in my car the camera battery died after taking it off the charger.
229974
I guess you have to define completely dead. Will it charge a battery that has been completely drained overnight by leaving an accessory on? Yes, matter of fact it has a automatic De-calcify mode that helps make batteries last longer. Will it charge an 8 year old battery that died because of below zero temps? no, no battery charger will.
1268493
Depends on what you are doing. Shooting movies uses the power up faster than still shots. I spend a lot of time looking at the menu and adjusting settings, then experimenting with them. A newly charged battery in my camera shows an average of 255 minutes; over 4 hours. That is excellent compared to other cameras' batteries.
1926914
I've never timed it, but it seems to be only a couple of hours to go from dead to full charge. Keep in mind this device can be used while charging which will likely slow the charge down.
1282365
I'm not sure, sorry. I generally just plug the charger with a battery into my power strip and when I notice it has turned green unplug it. I've never timed it, but it doesn't seem to take too long. Also, it's hard to say because I have three batteries and after a photoshoot always just swap out the battery for a fresh one and charge the one I've just used, which always has more power still left in it. Sometimes it has 40% left, sometimes more or less, etc., so the time to recharge varies. I seldom run the batteries all the way down, etc. I'll say this... I've been VERY pleased with this charger. I'm not sure, sorry. I generally just plug the charger with a battery into my power strip and when I notice it has turned green unplug it. I've never timed it, but it doesn't seem to take too long. Also, it's hard to say because I have three batteries and after a photoshoot always just swap out the battery for a fresh one and charge the one I've just used, which always has more power still left in it. Sometimes it has 40% left, sometimes more or less, etc., so the time to recharge varies. I seldom run the batteries all the way down, etc. I'll say this... I've been VERY pleased with this... » Read More I'm not sure, sorry. I generally just plug the charger with a battery into my power strip and when I notice it has turned green unplug it. I've never timed it, but it doesn't seem to take too long. Also, it's hard to say because I have three batteries and after a photoshoot always just swap out the battery for a fresh one and charge the one I've just used, which always has more power still left in it. Sometimes it has 40% left, sometimes more or less, etc., so the time to recharge varies. I seldom run the batteries all the way down, etc. I'll say this... I've been VERY pleased with this charger. « Show Less
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They charge in the DSTE wall charger in 1 to 2 hours, depending on how flat they were discharged. They work well in the camera and last longer than the OEM battery. They also activate the camera battery meter display as they claim, so it is a very good choice for the Lumix vs. the OEM expensive spare battery. I just got back from a 2 week bus tour vacation and found if you use the camera all day, you really need 3 batteries. This worked out well to have the aftermarket pair and the OEM battery. I could charge two batteries in ht echarger in the span of time the camera charged the one still in the camera, if it was flat. The in-camera charging is pretty slow, like 3 to 4 hours if it is flat. topping a battery off in the camera was OK, an hour or so. This charger and batteries is a good product.
534544
I'm sorry, I did not keep track of how long it took to charge; I just did them overnight. Once it's charged, according to the camera readout, it is good for more than 6 hours of running. The two batteries should be good for most conceivable situations. I have pretty much stopped using the charger that comes with the camera.
1282367
I'm not sure, sorry. I generally just plug the charger with a battery into my power strip and when I notice it has turned green unplug it. I've never timed it, but it doesn't seem to take too long. Also, it's hard to say because I have three batteries and after a photoshoot always just swap out the battery for a fresh one and charge the one I've just used, which always has more power still left in it. Sometimes it has 40% left, sometimes more or less, etc., so the time to recharge varies. I seldom run the batteries all the way down, etc. I'll say this... I've been VERY pleased with this charger.
1924825
I don't quite now what your asking ! How else would you recharge your camera batteries unless you use a automobile charger adapter.