My Olympus c-5050 developed some fault. The low battery warning comes up despite the batteries being fully charged. Initially I thought it is due to my rechargeable batteries reaching their lifetime but the problem persists on new batteries as well. When fully charged the camera shows full batteries for duration of approximately 2-5, maybe 10 shots and after that the power warning comes up. The camera is still able to take a large number of photos on the same batteries but the red low battery warning constantly flashes, the operation is slower and sometimes the camera switches itself off and powers on again. A bit annoying. Is it a common fault, anyone encounter it ..?? Can it be repaired, any remedies ..?? Would appreciate any help on this matter, many thanks
Same low battery warning problem. Fresh charge on any of several sets of quality 2000+ MAh NiMH batteries still results in immediate warning. Same batteries will power external strobe through dozens of cycles, so the batteries are fine. Alkalines work fine. Camera has been sitting w/o batteries for a year or more.Same low battery warning problem. Fresh charge on any of several sets of quality 2000+ MAh NiMH batteries still results in immediate warning. Same batteries will power external strobe through dozens of cycles, so the batteries are fine. Alkalines work fine. Camera has been sitting w/o batteries for a year or more.
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Same thing happened to me when I used alkaline batteries. Have you tried fully charged NiMH? If not you may have a "leak". Your next option is the service center.
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The reason you are still getting this error despite the fact that you've placed a new fully charged battery means that the battery is not compatible with the camera. The fact that it states this is because the battery isn't capable of handling the Olympus camera. I would suggest for you to buy a recommended battery pack by Olympus, or a rechargeable battery pack to avoid these errors.
Are you using Ni-MH batteries, this problem are so common on canon A series cameras, the cameras' judge setting of low voltage is too high, you'd batter you lithium batteries.
I've got this same problem :( Turns on when I plug it in to the USB, stays on when I disconnect it but if I turn it off I can't turn it back on again. It is showing a "battery low" warning and I tried to charge it via the USB last night, but it seems to stop charging after a while and despite being left for a good time last night, this morning it is the same and I've had another battery low warning.
I've just found the full pdf manual online, and have found (on page 80) a reference to it not always behaving stably when connected via a USB hub. I'm going to try to charge it via a direct port and see if that fixes it.
Does the scooter actually lose power after the 3 leds show ?
If it is losing power then a suggest to try some other batteries to confirm dodgy batteries, check the terminal connections etc.
If it does not lose power then the volt meter is at fault, if you can check the voltage before riding then after it shows only 3 leds , if there is a big drop, check the charger first to make sure the batteries are getting fully charged.
Firstly digital cameras are notoriously hard on batteries especially if you are using normal alkalines. NI-MH rechargeables are a much better option and usually provide around 300 shots before they require recharging as opposed to alkalines which can be as low as 40 to 60 shots.
The A570 is also known to have an overly sensitive low battery warning and gives this warning off well in advance of the battery fully loosing its charge. However it does also have a tendency to "eat" AA batteries.
Recommendation - if you are not already on rechargeable NI-MH batteries move over to using them and you will not regret it. Despite the initial outlay on buying the charger and rechargeable batteries themselves you will definitely end up saving in the long run.
Believe it or not, the batteries are not fully charged.
1. Use alkyline batteries to test if camera is ok.
2. Carry a spare set of alkyline batteries
3. Don't mix battery types or mA sizes
Clean contact points of both battery and charger with q-tips dipped in rubbing alcohol. This solved my problem with blinking lights and not charging of the batteries.
Try running camera directly on DC from charger and see if it stays functioning.
If it does, they you either have:-
1) a faulty Lion battery
2) the battery detect circuit in the camera is faulty (reporting low battery and forcing shutdown)
3) the power switch on top of the camera may be leaky or partially collapsed
4) internal power supply circuit in camera has developed a fault.
Good luck...hope that the issue is the battery.
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Same low battery warning problem. Fresh charge on any of several sets of quality 2000+ MAh NiMH batteries still results in immediate warning. Same batteries will power external strobe through dozens of cycles, so the batteries are fine. Alkalines work fine. Camera has been sitting w/o batteries for a year or more.
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