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battery for digital camera help please..
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hi all,
can anyone help please?
i have an olympus digital camera,
have had it a couple of years but hasnt been used all that much.
recently, after mimimal use of the camera, ive noticed the lithium battery (LI-42B) goes flat very quickly. much quicker than it used to.
i attempt to charge the battery up,
but after about half an hour the red light on the charger goes out, as if the battery is fully charged (normally takes a few hours)
and if i try inserting the battery again into the charger to try and continue charging, the red light goes out after a few seconds.
which means the battery remains only partially charged for when i next want to use it... grrrr...
so, do you think i need to buy a new charger, or a new battery?
and if its a new battery, do i buy an olympus branded one, or..?
and how much would i expect to pay please?
thank you very much to anyone that can offer any help/advice! :o)
can anyone help please?
i have an olympus digital camera,
have had it a couple of years but hasnt been used all that much.
recently, after mimimal use of the camera, ive noticed the lithium battery (LI-42B) goes flat very quickly. much quicker than it used to.
i attempt to charge the battery up,
but after about half an hour the red light on the charger goes out, as if the battery is fully charged (normally takes a few hours)
and if i try inserting the battery again into the charger to try and continue charging, the red light goes out after a few seconds.
which means the battery remains only partially charged for when i next want to use it... grrrr...
so, do you think i need to buy a new charger, or a new battery?
and if its a new battery, do i buy an olympus branded one, or..?
and how much would i expect to pay please?
thank you very much to anyone that can offer any help/advice! :o)
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You need a new battery.
Inov8 is a well-respected brand. Their batteries will be just as good as the Olympus branded ones. (They might even be the same batteries, since I doubt that Olympus actually make their own batteries):
http://www.amazon.co....eativeASIN=B000F5GSQ0
Chris
Inov8 is a well-respected brand. Their batteries will be just as good as the Olympus branded ones. (They might even be the same batteries, since I doubt that Olympus actually make their own batteries):
http://www.amazon.co....eativeASIN=B000F5GSQ0
Chris
thank you ratter, scotman and chris for responding to my post, much appreciated :o)
scotman, erm im not too sure if it has or not..? but i will see if i can find out.
im surprised i need a new battery already, beings ive not used the camera all that much.
(a little while i did read that it could be dirty connector points(?) on the charger and to clean them with a cotton bud, which i did, and it seemed to improve the charging time the next time i used it, but not now)
the batteries sound as though theyre cheaper than i expected, so i will get one, and if i still have the same problem after that, i will just have to buy a new charger. so thanks ratter and chris, i will have a look on amazon.
:o)
scotman, erm im not too sure if it has or not..? but i will see if i can find out.
im surprised i need a new battery already, beings ive not used the camera all that much.
(a little while i did read that it could be dirty connector points(?) on the charger and to clean them with a cotton bud, which i did, and it seemed to improve the charging time the next time i used it, but not now)
the batteries sound as though theyre cheaper than i expected, so i will get one, and if i still have the same problem after that, i will just have to buy a new charger. so thanks ratter and chris, i will have a look on amazon.
:o)
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