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Posted on Aug 15, 2012

Camera won't turn on

I have recharged and replaced batteries, camera is just dead

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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

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  2. The battery is out of charging cycles and won't retain charge. (Most rechargeable batteries can be charged only about 1000 times after which they won't hold charge)
  3. The batteries aren't 'powerful' enough. (low quality rechargeable batteries with low capacity shouldn't be used on digital cameras, Always buy batteries specialized for cameras (from camera stores or studios))
  4. The wrong battery type is selected in the camera's settings. (Most cameras let you select the type of battery you are using from it's settings. Browse through the settings and see if this is the problem)
Hope that fixed it. Good luck.
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