Help! My camera keeps flashing and the battery is charged and when it eventually turns on it it weird and the buttons dont work properly

Take battery out and wait 15 minutes and reinstall and charge without turning on the camera, works for me.

Hi,

Judging by the cameras response the battery may be low on charge. Try removing the battery (there usually is a button close to where the battery is inserted) and charging it overnight. If it still does not work the battery pack may be dead or worn out. You may need to get a new one as batteries gradually loose their capacity overtime and eventually die.

If the battery is a Ni-Cd or Ni-MH you can attempt to revive it by charging it fully, then discharging it by running the camera, and repeat this cycle many times.

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Chartreuse

This does sound like a battery problem. Flash needs a stonger battery than just snapping in sunlight. Rechargeable batteries have a finite life and do eventually lose capacity and even fail.

The same thing is happening with mine. Take out the battery, put it back in, and turn the power on. It's weird :)

someone595,
Don't panic, keep in mind to turn off the camera before you remove the SD card or change lenes. Charging the battery shouldn't take too long put it back in make sure the lens is properly locked in place, put in the SD card in then turn it on and you should be good to go. let me know I'll check back in an hour to see if that helped.
randy320sgi

I have the same problem

The charger may not be charging the batteries properly.
The batteries you are buying may not be good.
There may be a fault in the camera where the voltage is not being properly regulated.

Your best solution would be to take the camera to a camera service center to have everything properly tested to resolve the issue.

Jerry G.

Try this: disconnect the player from the computer, turn it off, hold in the volume + button, and reconnect the player to the computer while holding the volume + button in. Keep holding the volume + button for an additional 5-50 seconds. Windows should eventually go into recovery mode and revive the player- it will pop up a window that says Found New Hardware Wizard.

well , just make sure that the camera is set to the off position when charging , otherwise i dont think it will charge properly.

hope this helps

CCD sensor faulty and has to be replaced. A properly manufactured CCD transduced should last +-15 years so you should isist on having it repaired free of charge by Panasonic agent. ( worst case pay for labor but not the faulty component : 1 hour labour with this problem ).