I have loaded 4 new AA batteries and try to take a pic and "battery empty' appears in scrren and will not take a picture.

It takes 4 x AA batteries. Are the battery contacts on the compartment door, and the battery contacts in the base of the compartment clean and shiny. Usually when batteries leak, they cause oxidization on the metal.

The camera does have very specific requirements.

Batteries are required to operate the digital camera. At
first, load the batteries in the camera.
Compatible batteries
AA-size alkaline batteries (4) or AA-size Ni-MH
rechargeable batteries (4) (sold separately)
CAUTION
• Never use the following types of
batteries, as they could cause
serious problems such as battery
fluid leakage or overheating:
1. Batteries with split or peeling
outer casings
2. Combinations of different
types of batteries or new and used batteries together
• Do not use manganese, Ni-Cd or lithium batteries.
• Use the same brand and grade AA-size alkaline
batteries as those supplied with the camera.

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/54755/Fujifilm-Finepix-S8000fd.html?page=16#manual

And on the next page it shows the polarity two up, and two down. If those weren't correct, you would be on reduced power.

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You could try using 2 x AA NiMH rechargeable battery or2 x AA NiCd rechargeable batteries if you just using ordinary AA batteries at the moment......

Sometimes the battery can show up as full with a VOLTAGE but the CURRENT(Read Milli-AMPS) can be low in the cell.
Normally when the load is applied it can shut down as there is no juice within to help with the requirement.
It is best to replace or try a swap with battery to confirm this case without tampering any section.

The C183 isn't a battery charger. If you use rechargeable AA batteries in it, you must charge the batteries outside the camera using a separate battery charger.

Standard AA's also have current capacity limits. When you buy them have to check to make sure its fresh alkaline battery 1.5 v LR6 ?

Greetings - You're absolutely right - Your camera should work with any rechargeable or alkaline AA batteries.

Have you tried using a second set of batteries besides the first and are they new batteries or batteries that have been lying around in a drawer?

If they're new you might want to try an old trick that might help and get a regular pencil with an eraser and use the eraser to clean the contacts on both ends of the battery compartment. When you're done make sure you blow out any bits of eraser that might have crumbled off.

If the batteries are new and the contacts are clean your camera has some kind of problem and I suggest you visit Fuji Films tech support website HERE.

Good Luck,

Mikeywaf

dear sir,

this is not a big problem,as for your camera model the battery recommended by olympus is (Battery AA (2) batteries (NiMH recommended)

the problem is,normal aa batteries and aa(nimh)batteries looks same by mere appearance........


kindly ask the shoppe for AA(NiMh) batteries and put in ur cam,it works for sure..........

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

if it uses AA-try a set of energizer lithium batterys as a experiment-i can pull 300-500 shots on a single set-some cameras are very strange about batterys and it's trial and error w/types-own a sony and reg batterys last 20 pics and dies-lithium have been fantastic for me

If you just put in standard AA batteries, they do not have enough power to drive the camera. Use high power ones, or better still 2300 mAh or 2500 mAh rechargeable batteries

Hi: What's happening to your camera is not normal but, I think the real probelm it's in the batteries. You're using 4 AA NiMh bateries all charged? How many mAh do the batteries have? I think that your batteries may be vitiated and that's what's causing the mal function. I sugest that you buy new 4 AA NiMh with 2500 mAh and try with those... or ask a friend to loan you :D Regards