The light should be solid red which shows it is charging and it should also change colour if it is charged.
Can you help me please?!
Hi Olivia. Thanks for your reply.
When the charger flashes red, it means that either:
A) you battery terminals are dirty, or, it's not put in the charger properly.
B) You have a bad battery.
I'm going to assume that you're putting it in the charger correctly because you have had it a long time and know how to properly insert it. The battery terminals being dirty are highly unlikely.
So this is my opinion:
The fact that your battery is a year and half old tells me right away that your battery is a gonner. Your charger flashing red tells me that it can no longer flow current to the battery. I'm sorry, but you need to purchase a new battery. Good news is that they aren't too expensive, approximately $20 usd, and you can find one on the web very easily.
Make sure you get the right battery. Whichever one you buy, make sure it fits your camera. I do know that it's a 3.7 volt np-20 battery. You want to purchase one with a high mAh number. The mAh number relates to how long it will run your camera between chargings. The higher the number, the longer it should run your camera.
Also, note, in the future, don't charge your battery for longer than 2 hours at a time. It should only take 90 minutes to fully charge it. If you charge it longer than that, it will get too hot and dramatically shorten the life of your battery!
Sorry I didn't have good news, but I wanted to make sure you were properly armed with knowledge.
Thanks for coming to FixYa. Come back if you have any other questions, and remember to rate my solution a fixya.
Rob
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Hi Rob, my battery is about a year and a half old. It wasn't completely out of charge and when i went to turn my camera on it wouldn't turn on. So i assumed it the battery needed charging. However, when i put the battery in th charger the indicator light flashes red instead of a constant red. I left it on over night and it never changed colour as it usually would when the battery is fully charged. My digital camera is a casio exilim- EX-Z12. I would be grateful for your help Thank-you
Hi Olivia, thanks for coming to FixYa.
Your only giving me half the information. What are you seeing? What kind of camera do you have? How old is the battery? Does the light stay red when you charge it? Does it ever turn green? How long are you leaving it on the charger? Did you run the battery completely down then try to charge it? Is this a new battery? Please provide more information so I can help you properly. Thanks.
Rob
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