how long will the battery last on camera
2032765
depends on how much u use it just remember to turn it off after each use lasted me about a year
1357577
I havent ran the battery dead while recording yet but if i remember right i watched a reveiw that said that tge battery lasts from half an hour to an hour depending on the quality of the video you use.
794326
It depends on what a full day is. My battery only last a couple hours of non-constant shooting.
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.
743674
I have had the camera on for taking pictures and video for about 6 hours straight and no issues with the battery. I continued to take pictures and video the rest of the weekend on and off. I have not had to charge it yet. I did not try to run the camera completely out yet either. I am very impressed with this camera so far especially the zoom and colors.
1446878
The battery usually lasts about 100 pictures depending on how often I use my zoom and other functions on my camera. Great battery. I have to charge it about once a week and it takes about an hour and a half to fully charge.
646873
16 G will last about 4 hours, The charge will last about the same. Hope this helps. It is really a good camera. (Have Fun) Bobby Shoffner
1496124
I use rechargeable batteries. How long they last seems to be a function of how many pictures i take over a short period of time. When I take abot 20 pictures and then don't use the camera for 4 months, it still has the battery juice for another 50 pics. I did run out it one day after about 425 pics however. I have solved this issue by always taking a fully charged set of batteries with the camera set. Hope this helps.
2019289
Depends how you're using your camera. If you're taking photos - you'll get approx. 4-6 hours of use, indoor photos with a flash will use up more of your batteries, and taking movies will absolutely eat up your batts, so yes, 10-20 minutes sounds normal if you are taking movies.
831981
Well it depends on what you are running on the camera from what I can tell so far. My camera has been broken a few times so I haven't really had a chance to see the life of the battery. The battery that came with the camera was bad. It died within an hour and wouldn't hold a charge. Mind you the camera was purchased DIRECTLY from Olympus. That wasn't good to have a bad camera AND a bad battery. :( I got a replacement and it seems to work fine. But I can't give you a true time length as I haven't tested it yet past an hour or two with general use.
1371323
I haven't specifically used video that long, but with a couple of short (less than a minute vignettes each) with several hundred stills, 400+, and shooting off of the screen on the back and reviewing each shot as long as needed, I was able to do all that and the battery held up fine. That was over a couple of days even, and finally charged it when it got to about 5% after all that. Hope that helps.
263580
Bob, I have had my camera for about 3 weeks. But I would say it all depends on the way you use it. For me it last all day taking picture around Disney. Then I charge the battery every night. Hope that helped.
2177890
I must have got a lemon. Battery life is sporadic, and not dependent on the usual factors, like using flash or video. I turn off my camera after each photo or group of photos. Sometimes a battery will last a 1-2 hours, sometimes a few weeks. I have three with me at all times or I may not be able to use my camera.
2116473
I don't have enough experience with prolonged photo sessions to give you definitive answer on the battery life. My initial perception is that it's less than the Canon pocket cameras I've used in the past. That's why I bought a couple of aftermarket batteries to have as spares. I did not exhaust the battery over the holiday period, during which time I turned the camera on frequently and took a modest number of photos (less than 100), all on a single charge. I do not view battery life as a negative on this camera.
1608652
With a full battery charge, you can film up to three hours (180 minutes) using the battery that comes with the camera. I have recorded well over 2 hours of footage at one time, and still had battery charge left. If you're not going to use the camera for awhile, charge the battery and then take it out of the camera for storage - this will reduce the amount of time you will have to recharge the next time you use it. I've never bought replacement batteries, since I've never needed more than 3 hours of battery life. The last time I looked at them, there were two options - a lower capacity battery (60 minutes, I think) that was about $20, and a 180 minute battery that was about $45-50. I would suggest buying the Samsung brand batteries, as I've heard that other brands do not work with this camera. Supposedly Samsung has something in the firmware that will recognize an off-brand battery and refuse to use it. I have not tested this, so I don't know if it's true.
1173993
I would say that the battery life would last you a full day is used immensely, or two-three days with less use. I have used it for over 4-5 days by taking pictures and simply turning the camera on and off as needed because of the quick startup. If you stayed somewhere for a week and needed pictures (and it was charged already) I would say to charge it once more while there to be safe.
2133445
I have not used my camera long enough to learn battery charge time... as for lifetime.. I think that depends on usage between charges etc.