Install new charged rechargable batteries and will be dead batteries in bout 2 hrs not even turned on. take 2 pics and gone

well, you can get both repaired in a shop.. (slam dunk end)
most notbooks, all fail for these short lived issues,
not dropped. not flooded full of cola/coffee.
1: the big battery there , is bad, remove it. run on AC for ever.
2: coin cell RTC battery dead at 7 year mark..
3: hdd dead, 5 to 7 years , your ME310 has none. and wont fail.
the other parts last 100 years. with due care.

you only thinks its charge because they lied to you.
no PC made really and truly knows its charged.
imagine the cells are 99% gone but read correct voltage
then they only run for 5minutes. and are dead.
the PC will show its ok but if you try to use them and load them down they go dead fast ,even in seconds.
batteries are like that, all are.
there are tests that can be done on a battery with advanced tools.
but cost 50 times the cost of new battery, buy one and learn
batteries not one ever last like you expect.
many can fails 1 one year old. for sure running it on battery over and over and this make them all short lived , just as the battery makers data sheet tells you and even graphs this all out.


the battery is 12 buck at feabay. try one. and be right 99% of time.
buy one , open case plug it in.
its hidden deep inside and is thin, and short lived.

check for good connections --battery if it went dead could mean battery gone and wont hold charge --need to have battery tested --sometimes theirs not a proper connection while using charger and battery doesnt charge ---

check the age of the batteries bc my rechargeable ones only lasted 4 years and they wouldnt even hold a charge for a couple of pics

Sorry for the difficulties experiencing with the Camera.

You can use a card reader to download the wedding pics to your computer. The battery may have gone to a better place...that sometimes happens when they are left uncharged for too long.

Try removing the battery and running the laptop just on the p/s. If it works like this the battery is dead. Otherwise the laptop has a problem.

If the battery is dead, buy a new battery or run it on p/s alone.

Laptops should be run on battery alone as much as possible, or the battery dies.

not its not coverd under hpp, but if the belt is slipping it wont charge very well, also an alternator was never intended to recharge a flat battery only to keep it toped up,,, if its tottle flat it would be best to recharge it with a mains charger first as the alternator will never fully charge it from flat,, unless you drive around the world first??? it would take years to do it,,,if ever,,,charge the battery first with a mains charger

go to your local walmart and but a set of nimh rechargeable batteries and let them charg when done charging install them in to you camra then hit the menu button go to the setup display and scrool down to the battery type and choose Ni-MH this will save you battery life from 5-15 min to 5-6 hrs of life.

Hi, This might be a case of the defective batteries (though brand new). Most if not all rechargeable batteries including Li-Ion batteries have only so much shelf life. The unit might be new but have been with the dealer for sometime. Probably your best bet would be to bring it back to the dealer and ask for a replacement camera or at least the batteries. Show him the fully charged indicator and how quick it will be gone when you try to take a pic. Of course, you would need your warranty card, proof of purchase and any other documents normally asked for complaints like this, Hope this give you an idea. Good luck and kind regards.

recharge the battery by connecting the HP iPAQ to AC power using the cradle or the AC adapter to atleast 6 hrs continuously