Battery life (by 5 users)
Every time I put in a fresh set of batteries my camera only takes about an hours worth of pictures. Then it starts to shut and gives me the dead battery symbol. I check the batteries with a voltmeter and they are good.
I've read customer review's and this is a common problem, but the problem is not addressed on Samsung's website. I know the batteries are good. So the problem lies with the camera.
4 Other Users Have The Same Problem
Comment by Guest, posted on Feb 22, 2008
yes i have the same problem i spend more money on batteries alone then what i paid for the camera
Comment by Guest, posted on Feb 20, 2008
The camera will only hold actualy battery life for 30 mins if I keep rotating batteries from left to right I get afew more mins?
Comment by bubattolo, posted on Feb 20, 2008
I have the same problem, and definetly it is something with the camera: I have brand new charged 3800mA batteries, took 6-7 photoes with flash, and then tells me that batteries are depleted. Took the batteries out, pute them in a portable CD player and it is the 4th cicle of playing a 70minutes cd.
The nice thing is that was continuosly shutting down BUT the battery meter was at 2/3...
The capacitor trick it's a little bit risky, and warranty wise not covered i think...
Comment by Guest, posted on Dec 20, 2007
i also have the same problem,and i feel like it is a waste of money! why my batteries do not last?
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I bought a pack of Kodak rechargeable batteries at Walmart for $15.00 9 months ago and they are still going stron - they go for about 4-5 hours without needing to be recharge, not to mention 4 come in the pack and the camera only takes 2 so I always have 2 extra ones ready. I love this camera and use it non-stop on a regular basis (I took over 200 pictures yesterday at my daughter's soccer game) - get the rechareables and I think you will be happy.
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Unfortunately, I discovered this after the 14-day return policy had expired (Circuit City). They told me to contact Samsung...but they don't even acknowledge the problem.
Will Samsung replace this with a different camera? This one is almost useless the battery life is so bad!
Anyone got a contact phone number or website?
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