Battery problem

I think the manufacturer should look into this problem.

I am having the same issue. Frustrating. Camera is hardly used so I can't see that cleaning the contacts should be the solution. Of course I will try it. I am writing to Canon.

I have the same problem, but happened more slowly.  I got less use out of the batteries each time I changed them, my hubby works for electric company so we get the industrial batteries from work, we also tried changing all 3 batteries at once & it still didn't work.  It took about 2 months for it to completely stop working, unfortunately Best Buy only has a 14 day return policy, so ????  Love the camera when it works, very frustrating as we have a 2 year old and are missing great photos...

Ditto problem. Tried all above but could not get solution.

Wish me luck.
Rgds
Ajay

I had the Canon A560 and had the same problem. I don't think you should have to clean the contacts on a new camera. The rechargeable batteries I got are the new Panasonic NiMH 2050mAh and I also tried the older Panasonic NiMH 2100 mAh and the battery light still came on. I know someone that got some NiMH 2500 mAh and it seems to have solved the problem. But for me I didn't take any chances, I exchanged it for the Canon Powershot A720IS and using the Panasonic NiMH 2050mAh batteries and its working perfect. I took over 1000 pictures with the camera and changed the batteries 3-4 times. I like this camera better than the A560. I think the A560 needs more mAh to operate.

I had the same problem with my A560, which I bought 1 month ago from Radio Shack. When I loaded the first set of batteries that came with the camera, it said the batteries were low. So I tried fresh alkalines and had the same problem. Then I tried freshly charges NiMH's and had the same problem. I noticed that if you repeatedly turned it on and off, it would eventually start up properly. Once it was working propely, I really enjoyed using the camera. Finally, I tried returning it, but it worked perfectly while in the store! The clerk had removed the batteries, including the small one that holds the time and date. In doing this he must have temporarily cleaned the battery contacts slightly. However, the problem returned the very next day!
After reading about the problem and solution here I tried gently cleaning the battery contacts using a pencil with a white eraser, and the camera has been working perfectly so far! Thanks for the suggestion. Aside from this problem, I think this is a really great camera.

been waiting for this camera to be on sale.....love the features and benefits of this camera but I'm not going to deal with the low battery flashing indicator with freshly charged NIMH batteries... and no, I'm not going to use alkaline batteries or proprietary NIMH batteries to make the problem go away...

I had the same problem and called Canon and they where not aware of any problem. They said to bring it to an authorized dealer for repair. I think its a defect in the camera. Since I just bought it I returned it and bought the powershot a720 instead. If enough people would call Canon about the same problem maybe they would look into it more if there is a defect in the camera.
Good luck!!!!!!!

Camera is about 4 months old and similar problem just started. Get the bad battery indicator almost immediately, with fully charged battery. If I unlatch the cover and reclose, the problem goes away.

Should I return to Canon under the warranty?

I bought canon A560 camera from buy.com and have the same problem.

I bought the same camera at Future Shop with the Panasonic NiMH rechargeable batteries they recommended and I have the same problem. I thought it was the batteries that where deffective and exchanged them for some other ones and I still have the same problem. One of my friend bought the same camera at another place and he has the same problem. I think there is a defect with the camera. What do you think?

the camera is ridiculous - no battery works - all my rechargeables get the same message after 24 hrs