Camara is 3 yrs old, have use the same brand rechargeables during this time.
Rechargeable batteries do wear out, and don't hold charge as well. It's about time to get some new batteries.
SOURCE: Camara won't come on
I have the same problem that just occurred with a SD400. Tried the battery in my newer SD1000 and it's not the battery. Noticed that there is a tiny tab that prevents the camera from coming on if the battery cover is open. Check that little black tab to make sure it didn't get broken off or damaged, otherwise it might be fooling the camera into thinking the cover is still open. That didn't solve my problem, but it's worth ruling out.
SOURCE: battery drain
some models of camera do this, it's like a standby mode. you can bypass this by blocking the terminals with a piece of paper or plastic, which you remove when you want to use, this should protect the battery life, however you will have to remove the paper/plastic when you wish to use the camera.
SOURCE: battery drains quickly
"It shouldn't do that." But you already know that. Even with everything "on" in the camera it still shouldn't do that.
I think you need to try a) alkaline batteries and b) new NiMh batteries. If it still persists then your camera has a deeper problem and needs to be sent in for repair.
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