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Re: The camera goes through batteries very fast, like 10...
If you are using the EN-MH1 battery that came with your camera, it may need to be replaced. You can buy another EN-MH1 on the web for about $10. You might also consider Use the older EN-MH1 battery as a backup.
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Hello Nikhil!
It is clear your batteries are low. Recharge the batteries and try again.
If you find the batteries run out fast, that means you have used the batteries for a longer period and they cannot hold the charge much longer. Then it is time to replace the batteries.
In hot climates like in your country the batteries may run out slowly even when not in use.
You say in your description that you're "focused in". That means that you've pressed the shutter button half-way and allowed the camera to lock in the focus (it will beep). You need to maintain that half-press until the moment you want to snap the picture and then press the rest of the way. That will give you a faster, "instant" picture. Is that what you do?
Please try resetting the Camera to the factory settings by pressing the reset button and check if it helps. If the issue persists, please try Power resetting the Camera. To Power reset the Camera, remove the batteries from it, then press and hold the Power button for 15 seconds. Now, reinsert the batteries in the Camera and check the functionality. If the issue still persists, then the Camera requires service. You can get the Camera serviced at the precision Camera service center in your area.
Your lens is gone now, sell it on ebay as is, and buy another camera like yours for $20-30. Repairing such camera may involve just dust cleaning like very thin sand etc. or more work; anyway if you can find a guy who will do it for $10 then have it done. If not sell it on ebay for 10-20 and buy another one for 30. Keep the accessories!
You may have water damage that has shorted the electronics in your camera. Other than that seeing the batteries are going dead so fast you have a dead short. Stop using the camera and have it repaired. You are only causing further damage by using it.
earlier i posted solution in similary problem. maybe help you this.
solution is good batteries, Ni-Mh or Lithium, rechargeable only not alkaline. but...problem is how long you watch pictures on lcd display or how much is flash in use. if always by shooting pics used flash that means that you can with best batteries 30, 20 or less pics shooted. and of course, if you connect camera with pc, how long is cam on? just transfer pics on pc and turn the camera off. the best solution is use the card reader for pics transfering. if is flash off, it's possible to shot 120-150 pics with Ni-Mh. with lithium i don't know, maybe 500 pics. don't use camera lcd for analysing pics it's just there for short preview. with alkaline batt., very low quality, i shot 30 pics without flash.
i shot also very good pics at night without flash. nikon coolpix L15 can do that but you must have more praxis. alkaline batteries shooting! after 3 pictures on display is message: warning! the battery is exhausted. what you can do? turn the camera off. wait about 10 minutes. turn the camera on, you can shot 3 or 5 pictures and than turn your camera off again. you can repeat this few times and you be lucky if you 30 pics captured:) REMEMBER: all this goes without camera flash!!! flash and every zooming use more battery power! and that was all magic:).
In my digital Kodak camera I had to start using the extreme lithium batteries. A little pricey, but I was using two batteries for 4 pics, now I have taken a year of pics and still going!
First check batteries, because on Digital Cameras they go out pretty fast. So if you know for a fact it's not batteries, then also dust in a camera can jam it and cause it not to work simply open up and blow in it softly and add new batteries, if don't at first work try again.
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