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Hi folks
When I load a fully charged battery after a few mins the battery shows one bar then after another 5 mins or so the battery icon flashes and camera dies. I have tried 2 different batteries and the same happens. Could it be a fault with the charger or the camera? Any ideas as to what the fault could be and any easy remedies. I really do not want the hassle of returning it. It is less than a year old so still under guarantee.
Stella
It's normally a sign that the battery is on it's last legs or what can temporarily happen in very cold weather. I'd have expected longer than a years use out of it though.
Is it being used directly in the camera body or in a battery grip? This could often happen in the poor quality 20D grips, perhaps it's the same poor design with the 50D.
Thank you for replying. The battery is in the camera. I have tried both my batteries independently and the same thing happens. Both batteries when placed on charge after removal from the camera show fully charged within a few minutes and yet the camera shows no charge, If I put the batteries back in the camera it shows fully charged for a few mins then the scenario in original post occurs.
Stella
hi,
this may be a long shot but i suffered a fault with the battery charger which would always show the batterys full within a short while but on the camera would show semi charged.
i had another charger and hey presto the batteries took a while to charge and then when placed in the camera they would show up full and work correctly.
steve
I have had battery probs for a while so yesterday I decided i would "kill" the battery, I charged it, and put it in the camera.
After about and hour of using live view and focusing it showed half life, then about an hour after that it was flashing.
Believe it or not it carried on working the whole day Baterry warning flashing ) finally giving up at sunset.
I took 350+ shots not counting the ones I deleated through the day, so 400+
When I charged it today it was back to taking a while to charge rather than a couple of minutes.
Try to discharge it as much as poss before re-charging it, if its under a year old though take it back and have it replaced.
I have had a response from Canon repair centre. The camera fired over 1800 shots on their test battery. The battery I sent with the camera did drain very quickly. The question is I now need replacement battery. I will see if I can get it replaced under warranty but just in case I can't, I am wondering whether to buy a 3rd party brand as the canon replacement is £85. Are they any good or do I bite the bullet and spend money I can ill afford at present?
Stella
Oh, worrying.! Just spoken to Warehouse Express about getting replacement under warranty but that I need camera for this weekend looks like will take a while to get battery replaced under warranty not as simple as it should be! I asked about 3rd party and they stock Hahnel and apparently that make is ok. I will do a search and see what I find.
Stella
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