Flashing charge light???? When I plugged in my camera to charge it, after not using it for 4 months, the orange light was flashing.What could be the cause of this? Do I need a new battery? I just purchased it last year.Thank you, Flashing charge light???? When I plugged in my camera to charge it, after not using it for 4 months, the orange light was flashing.What could be the cause of this? Do I need a new battery? I... » Read More Flashing charge light???? When I plugged in my camera to charge it, after not using it for 4 months, the orange light was flashing.What could be the cause of this? Do I need a new battery? I just purchased it last year.Thank you, « Show Less
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I called the Samsung company, and he told me to keep it plugged in the wall, and eventually it was a steady light and it started to charge. I let it charge for a while and it was totally charged. So try this before you go out and buy a new battery.
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I had this problem. Bought a new battery on ebay and charged and the blinking went away. I thought the problem was solved but after shooting 10 minutes of video the camera is dead. Neither battery works so I think the camera is defective.
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I have had the same problem. I brought it to best Buy and they said I probably need a new battery, but they dont sell them. You have to purchase directly from the manufacturer. Havent done it yet, but I am about to now
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My unit lights up and flashes only when you have a battery in the slot that is charging. When you insert a battery to charge and close the lid, the light for that slot should be flashing until it stops when fully charged. Sometimes I have to turn the batteries around in the slot to ensure a good connection as the batteries can get a little dust-corrosion on them that impairs a good connection.
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Hello, how are you? You know I dont remember for sure. I'm thinking the original charger had a light that never showed if it was charged(it was always on). I went ahead and bought a fast charger that goes from solid to blinking when charged.
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Flashing orange light when charging (make sure it is clicked to the off button) Steady orange light when it is fully charged
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The charger on my camera stopped working. It started again after I removed and inserted the SD card a few times.
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It needs to be fully charged initially ... Which takes a couple hours or so. Plug it into your computer and when it is done charging, it will stop flashing. Flashing means charging.
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i purchased the camera months ago and i fully charged the camera.unfortunately i never used the camera.hopefully i will recharge it and try to use it and see if it works.
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I've personally never experienced the flashing light on this specific model, but I know from other chargers that the flashing light usually indicates that either the battery is not making good contact with the charger terminals or the cell is indeed dead. If you have already tried switching the battery around to the different slots and you get the same result each time, then most likely it is the latter. If you have any other chargers around the house, you could always see if you get a different result using one of those.
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Not sure myself which one is faulty.My battery light was flashing so I put in the spare battery that has been on the charger for a week and it was not charged-So dead battery(purchased new with the camera) or Charger also purchased new with Camera. I am leaning towards Charger/Battery
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I don't know why it keeps flashing. Mine flashes once when I turn it on, then that's it. Wish I could be more helpful.
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That is incorrect. My camera has an image with a battery in the upper right hand corner at all times. If the battery is full the image is white on the inside if its half charged the image is 50% white. You get the idea? If the battery is near dead the outline changes from white to red and has a mini lightning bolt looking thing inside of the battery. That's when you'd want to charge the battery. Additionally, I used this camera to take 40+ pictures on an all day snorkel trip and the battery never died.
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According to the written text on the charger it states Red Light Flashing - "Reverse Polarity or Battery Fault" So I'd double check whether you connected the leads wrong then get a battery tester to make sure an internal short does not exist. Hope this helps anyone reading this question.
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Mine was working great after few hours charging. After a year and half, it did not charge like yours. I used to buy used one and used every week, so I gues it died. I used for long and good. But if it is new, then you need refund it
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Double check to make sure it's not on "no flash" (lightning bolt with circle and slash through it) which you can change by pressing the circle with the ok in the middle. If that doesn't work, turn the camera off, take the battery out, and then put back in and turn on. also make sure your camera is well charged. Otherwise, get service.
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I put on a full charge initially, and I believe that is what the instructions say to do. When you place one in the charger, the LED on the charging will be red until the battery is fully charged, then it will turn green. Make sure battery is placed on charger correctly, or a dead battery will generate a green light immediately, even though it is dead. If that happens, just unplug, replace the battery correctly on charger, and plug it in again. Works perfectly for me. My batteries were both red and needed charging when I received them, even though they had enough charge to power camera up right out of the package. Good luck I put on a full charge initially, and I believe that is what the instructions say to do. When you place one in the charger, the LED on the charging will be red until the battery is fully charged, then it will turn green. Make sure battery is placed on charger correctly, or a dead battery will generate a green light immediately, even though it is dead. If that happens, just unplug, replace the battery correctly on charger, and plug it in again. Works perfectly for me. My batteries were both red and needed charging when I received them, even though they had enough charge to power camera up... » Read More I put on a full charge initially, and I believe that is what the instructions say to do. When you place one in the charger, the LED on the charging will be red until the battery is fully charged, then it will turn green. Make sure battery is placed on charger correctly, or a dead battery will generate a green light immediately, even though it is dead. If that happens, just unplug, replace the battery correctly on charger, and plug it in again. Works perfectly for me. My batteries were both red and needed charging when I received them, even though they had enough charge to power camera up right out of the package. Good luck « Show Less
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I just looked at my camera. It has been in the camera for about 5k weeks and still says full charge. I have not used it in the 5k weeks.
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Most likely its Amazon for the whole light for a period of time. Mine is still working after 6 months . If the battery goes out just get a new one from Sony it a common charger.I figure if it lasts a year I got my moneys worth its so cheap . It sure is bright.