short battery life with canon s5is I seem to run through batteries quickly with this camera? Does anyone else have this problem?
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I use the EverReady lithium batteries -- they last months and months. I find rechargeable batteries are too much of a hassle.
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Any high quality rechargeable AA battery will provide 300 to 400 photos per charge outdoors, without flash. Talking a lot of flash photos will cut that number in half. The Sanyo Eneloop AA battery provide exceptional performance because they don't lose their charge in storage. You may be able to get up to 500 photos per charge with Eneloops. That means you can go on a trip with an extra set of Eneloops and take up to 1,000 photos before you need to charge.Because each set can be recharged hundreds of times, it is possible to take more than 50,000 photos with a single set of Eneloop batteries...although I doubt many cameras ever last for 50,000 photos. Any high quality rechargeable AA battery will provide 300 to 400 photos per charge outdoors, without flash. Talking a lot of flash photos will cut that number in half. The Sanyo Eneloop AA battery provide exceptional performance because they don't lose their charge in storage. You may be able to get up to 500 photos per charge with Eneloops. That means you can go on a trip with an extra set of Eneloops and take up to 1,000 photos before you need to charge.Because each set can be recharged hundreds of times, it is possible to take more than 50,000 photos with a single set of... » Read More Any high quality rechargeable AA battery will provide 300 to 400 photos per charge outdoors, without flash. Talking a lot of flash photos will cut that number in half. The Sanyo Eneloop AA battery provide exceptional performance because they don't lose their charge in storage. You may be able to get up to 500 photos per charge with Eneloops. That means you can go on a trip with an extra set of Eneloops and take up to 1,000 photos before you need to charge.Because each set can be recharged hundreds of times, it is possible to take more than 50,000 photos with a single set of Eneloop batteries...although I doubt many cameras ever last for 50,000 photos. « Show Less
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Almost every time we use the camera, we have to put new batteries in it. It seems to be more of a hassle than the camera is worth, to me.
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It appears the problem is not with discharge, but with the software that tells you the battery is discharged, and then shuts the camera off automatically. The battery is actually fine. Problem is, Canon says the issue requires a firmware upgrade for certain serial numbers, not others. So I have a camera with a serial number that supposed does not require an upgrade, but it still has the problem. So now I have to deal with customer support and that whole thing. Not something I'm eager to do on a brand new product.
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+1 on Ryan's post. I just recently bought this sx110is camera, and when I was shopping for my new digital camera my very first criteria was AA batteries. It goes without saying that having a universally available power suppy while traveling is indispensible. It's so easy to forget to charge proprietary batteries - and that's if you remembered to bring the charger. Even at home, I never want to have the day come that I want to capture a moment but can't, because I forgot to charge the battery pack. It's true that you'll get more shots per charge on a proprietary battery pack, but when you can get several hundred from a set of AA's, what else do you need? The one downfall of the 2xAA's in this canon is a long flash recharge time (during which you cannot take any pictures, flash or not) - around 5 seconds if you use the highest of 3 flash settings (flash recharge is pretty quick on the medium or low flash settings). If you're going to be at an engagement where you're going to want quicker turnaround (wedding/whatever) you can always buy Lithium AA's - expensive, but great performance. Also consider that a typical lithium battery pack will only last around 5 years. It's the nature of lithiums. Plus, if you care, niMH is better for the environment than lithium...
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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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yes i have the same problem, one time i just replaced new batteries and took 2-3 pics and then set it for a flash pic and the camera went down saying "change the bateteries"Not sure if this piece has a problem or if there is some issue with all S2s
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I have only had my camera for a few months but I use it frequently and do not have any complaints with the battery life. I believe I have only had to recharge it twice since I've had it.
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This camera has an internal battery but only lasts a few seconds for me. I assume so it will continue to operate if there is a short momentary lapse in power? I see other users are getting much longer battery life.
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I haven't experienced any battery drain issues so far and I have been using it since September 2012. I've been able to use this camera several times on one charge, even shooting in continuous mood with great battery life. I haven't updated the firmware on my camera either. I'd suggest you contact Sony and see what they can do for you or return it for a replacement since you just purchased this camera.
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Some Sony cameras have the battery time left in minutes, which is extremely helpful. For the Canon, we have just had to carry an extra battery around at all times. We seem to get 100+ shots before having to change batteries, and have never run down two batteries within a day, so it works out ok.
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I have been experiencing the EXACT same problem with my Canon A590IS since Nov. 2008. I replaced the lithium, button cell (not cheap or easy to find) and still have an occasional loss of date and time.My guess is the pull out battery carrier the button cell sits in is poorly designed allowing the cell to momentarily lose contact and thus require a reset.There have been at least a couple of complaints about this problem in the 590 reviews.
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I too have this concern. Though it's hard to gauge because people all seem to have different standards about what good battery life is. So please, those of you who reply, be sure to specify in some quantifiable terms how long your batteries lasted, what kind you were using, and whether you used the flash or battery saving settings/techniques. Be as specific as possible. Thanks.I see posts by people who were thrilled that they could take 'almost a whole day' worth of pictures. I have a bulky sony DSC-S50 that will take pictures all day for a week without recharging so I'm not sure if I should be impressed by this for a small camera or not. Depends on how many pictures are being taken on that almost whole day. I too have this concern. Though it's hard to gauge because people all seem to have different standards about what good battery life is. So please, those of you who reply, be sure to specify in some quantifiable terms how long your batteries lasted, what kind you were using, and whether you used the flash or battery saving settings/techniques. Be as specific as possible. Thanks.I see posts by people who were thrilled that they could take 'almost a whole day' worth of pictures. I have a bulky sony DSC-S50 that will take pictures all day for a week without recharging so I'm not... » Read More I too have this concern. Though it's hard to gauge because people all seem to have different standards about what good battery life is. So please, those of you who reply, be sure to specify in some quantifiable terms how long your batteries lasted, what kind you were using, and whether you used the flash or battery saving settings/techniques. Be as specific as possible. Thanks.I see posts by people who were thrilled that they could take 'almost a whole day' worth of pictures. I have a bulky sony DSC-S50 that will take pictures all day for a week without recharging so I'm not sure if I should be impressed by this for a small camera or not. Depends on how many pictures are being taken on that almost whole day. « Show Less
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The same thing happens to mine. You need to have some heavy duty batteries and I highly suggest having a battery charger pack. That's the worst thing about this Camera, it sucks the battery life super fast.
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Make sure that when you set it up for use that you go into the camera settings and enable the remote for "quick response." I've noticed that when I go to long without using the remote it enters a stand by mode and I have to re-enable it again. If that doesn't work then you might need to change the battery. Happy shooting!
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Yes, I had the Canon Powershot SX280 also and was frustrated by the battery problem. I brought it back and later purchased the Canon Powershot SX700HS. I was able to take over 200 shots and 30 minutes of video with plenty of battery power left.
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Check your battery life, also if you are using built in flash it takes a little longer. Are you in manual or auto? If manual do a faster shutter speed and adjust ISO accordingly.
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I also have a Canon and am not impressed with it. I just purchased the Sony W170 because I have a family member who used at Christmas. I was impressed with the size and ease of use. I will have to replace all my memory cards and batteries. I am not too upset about the batteries as my Canon Sureshot took about 5 pictures and died. I even bought an extra battery, same thing. I am excited about getting the camera. Should arrive by Jan 6th.
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I just bought and subsequently returned this camera solely based on the battery life. It takes 2 AAs. I put in a fully charged set of 2600 NMh batteries and got 30 shots before the "battery low" indicator came on, and just another 10 before the camera shut down. This was WITHOUT the flash.These same batteries would drive my old Canon point-n-shoot (which took 4 AAs) for several hundred shots.Unacceptable for me. Other than that I had no issues with the camera.