Question about Nikon D80 Digital Camera with 18-135mm Lens

How do I change the battery?

I have a Nikon D80 and can open the battery latch cover but the battery does not release. Is there another button I need to press to release the battery? I've read the start up guide and the manual and can't find anything on the topic.

dkhiggins70 Dec 29, 2008

The latch will come fully open, but the battery can not be extracted.
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Anonymous May 11, 2010

Did anything come off or out of the camera? Was it dropped lately?

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Have tried pushing the battery back down into the chamber- so that it pops up? or as above but with camera vertical so that it drops out---catch it.

Posted on Jul 21, 2007

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