My camera battery ran out and when i plug it in to charge it with the original charger nothing happens at all, cant switch it on and it doesnt charge, it wont do off the computer either, i tried it with a dc adapter and i can turn the camera on while its plugged in with that but it still wont charge - is it the battery or the charger or both???

Coolpix Cameras are tricky to use with chargers. I will assume your USB Charger EH-69P is 100 - 240V 50/60 Hz so it CAN work in many places around the world with an adapter. Do not go over 240V or you could damage it.

These cameras like to have the power supply connected when it is on to charge - meaning if you have it connected and you plug the charger in the wall it will NOT charge. So if you plug the charger in the wall first and then plug the cable in the camera it will work. The camera is actually ON when it charges and I never REMOVE the memory card when it is ON.

When you have a dead battery. Plug the camera in and make sure the ON LED lights and the Charge LED flashes. Then don't mess with it. Let it charge completely (Charge LED stops flashing and is OFF) and then unplug it. It will turn off. Then later you can turn it on.

I don't think you can charge via Computer USB.. you need to use the Charger plug that comes
with the camera. Plug it up into the wall.. You should charge it overnight, but i know you don't
have that kinda time

Faulty charger?
Try another charger. Ebay sell them, very innexpensive.

dear sir,

the first suspect is your battery,which is running in low battery....kindly recharge the battery for few hours with the original charger,because the charging volt varies from battery to battery of the same brand and using this universal charger is definitely going to harm ur camera very worse,kindly go for the original charger and charge the battery and then put your camera on........

if still the problem is the same ,the problem is usually caused by virus and sometimes it might be software failure also, which causes some of the menu not to function,the only solution is to flash ur cam software from the nearest olympus service centre and it is going to be done free of cost,as your camera is under warranty .......

thank you...take care

thank you.....take care................

Some Panasonic cameras only work with Panasonic batteries...part of Panasonic's plan to dominate the world! Is your replacement battery an off-brand?

That same exact thing happened to me when u plug it in and it dosent charge, u just have to put more batteries in it

did you get it wet? try to take the battwery out and plug in the charger the put the battery back in while the charger is connected

The S210 is a camera, not a battery charger. In order to charge the battery, remove it from the camera and insert it into the supplied battery charger.

if you don't see a light on the charger lite up its the charger, or the internal batteries are no longer excepting the charger. my first guess is the charger itself.

Hi amber_penn, battery charging problems usually come from two sources, the battery or the battery charger.

Check the contacts on both the battery and the charger for oxidation, dirt, etc. Try cleaning the contacts with a little alcohol on a swab. The charger seemed to still work judging from the humming sound. Next step would be to buy a new battery.
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