This camera is notorious for its battery not powering on he camera. The light blinks to show the battery is turned on but the battery itself is dead o
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I bought this camera new from Amazon and the battery and camera would not start up, power up, or work at all, after numerous attempt to charge it. I sent the camera back for refund. I did not order another camera like this as I figured it was poorly made. J. O.
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Yes, when I charge the battery the light shows a full charge, but the battery is still dead.
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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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This happened to me too and I never got Vivitar to return my email. I returned it back to Amazon for a refund.
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I have the same problem with the one I bought. It ended up in a drawer. :-(
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Very... Amazon refunded me as soon as the tracking number was scanned for the return. Try to find an EVO 3D with a bad ESN for less than $30
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It must be defective because mine works all of the time. Since I have had the camera I only had one incident. I unplugged the camera and restarted it and have never had another problem.
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Yes, turning the camera on/off is not working right.First delivered one was bad and the replaced one is also the same bad condition which is very frustrating. This camera is a junk. I wasted my money for it. I do not use this camera any more.If it is possible for you, I would like to return the camera to you for refund.Hiro Inoue
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Dear friend, Thank you for your questions. Please note that the Camera has no battery inside, and it is not support for battery carrying, so you are right that the camera has to be continually plugged into the electrical outlet to work. It is hope I have solved your problems. Best regards!
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Thanks for the heads-up. I was ready to buy this camera until I started reading about the battery situation. Looks like a good camera but unfortunately, if you can't keep it powered up, it just becomes drawer junk.
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I recently used the camera at a wedding and the battery went dead after 110 pictures. After that experience, I take two spare batteries with me.
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The first thing I would check is wether or not the battery is charging when plugged into the wall charger. I had a problem charging my camera and through a process of elimination established the fact that the camera itself was bad. I found the same camera on Amazon and ordered it. If you have a National Camera Store near you or a Batteries Plus you could have them check the battery itself to see if it is in fact at half charge. Best Buy also has batteries but I don't think that they can check the charge.
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The camera, when in video mode, turns itself off after about 25 minutes when connected either to this power supply , or on battery... not aware of a work around or hack to change that .... good luck ... let me know if you find a work around
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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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We are having trouble with our Canon power shot. It loses battery and must be recharged every day after only taking a few photos.
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I own three of these cameras, no batteries, one of them takes a lot longer for the capacitor to discharge, the others shutdown like in 15 seconds after I shutdown the vehicles. Maybe they send you the one with a rechargeable battery. Call them.
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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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Poor. The battery seems to quit unexpectedly. I've contacted Fuji to see about sending the camera/battery back for possible repair.
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I just use the indicator on the camera, which will show full charge until the Smartree drains and the camera kicks over it it's main battery. They you know the Smartree is empty.
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Unless you have a separate charger, the battery is charged while attached to the camera, and the camera plugged into its normal dc/110volt power adapter.
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I have the same problem. If you are recording continuously for more than 15 minutes, the camera heats up and begins to say that you're running out of power. At 20 minutes, it shuts off. The batteries aren't out of power - the camera is just not designed for continuous shooting.
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I never had that problem. You might want to check the battery, or settings on your camera.