Fuji A205 DigiCam False Battery Low Indicator

I got this camera brand new just a few days back. I've plunked in the
Panaonic alkaline batteries which came with the camera and within half
day or about the camera low battery light comes on. The camera at this
stage will auto shutdown believing the batteries are low. I was only
testing out the camera and maybe only took max 15-20 frames leaving
the LCD screen on. I did leave the batteries in the camera. The same
thing happened to another new set of EverReady alkaline batteries.
However I tried the same set of alkaline's on my walkman and the
walkman plays as if the batteries are new. I also tested the both sets
of alkaline "AA" using a multi-meter and they all tested good none of
them failed.

Can anyone suggest what I should do ? Has anyone seen a similar
problem ? Thanks for reading this post.


Tom Henry

This is common behavior. The fact is that alkaline batteries don't work
well in digital cameras. Despite the fact that the batteries test well, and
work in other devices, after 15 to 20 pictures, they simply no longer have
enough power for most cameras.

It is best to look at alkaline batteries the same way as you regard one of
those "donut" spare tires...sufficient to carry you until you can get a
"real" tire. In this case the proper power for your camera would be a set
of NiMH rechargeable batteries of at least 1600 mAH. You should be able to
shoot at least 50 pictures per charge with these (although they may not last
as long as the alkalines in your walkman...the devices simply drain
batteries in a different fashion).


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"Tom Henry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I got this camera brand new just a few days back. I've plunked in the
> Panaonic alkaline batteries which came with the camera and within half
> day or about the camera low battery light comes on. The camera at this
> stage will auto shutdown believing the batteries are low. I was only
> testing out the camera and maybe only took max 15-20 frames leaving
> the LCD screen on. I did leave the batteries in the camera. The same
> thing happened to another new set of EverReady alkaline batteries.
> However I tried the same set of alkaline's on my walkman and the
> walkman plays as if the batteries are new. I also tested the both sets
> of alkaline "AA" using a multi-meter and they all tested good none of
> them failed.
>
> Can anyone suggest what I should do ? Has anyone seen a similar
> problem ? Thanks for reading this post.

In Message-ID:<(E-Mail Removed) m> posted
on 30 Dec 2004 22:21:19 -0800, Tom Henry wrote:

>Can anyone suggest what I should do ?

Invest in a set of NiMH batteries and a suitable charger.

>Has anyone seen a similar
>problem ?

Likely anyone that's played with a battery hogging digital camera.

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JK

Justín Käse wrote:
> In Message-ID:<(E-Mail Removed) m> posted
> on 30 Dec 2004 22:21:19 -0800, Tom Henry wrote:
>
>> Can anyone suggest what I should do ?
>
> Invest in a set of NiMH batteries and a suitable charger.
>
>> Has anyone seen a similar
>> problem ?
>
> Likely anyone that's played with a battery hogging digital camera.

Most seem to praise these items:
http://shop.mahaenergy.com/store/vie...?idProduct=210


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Frank ess

In Message-ID:<MNudnbM8VuG7KUjcRVn-(E-Mail Removed)> posted on Fri, 31
Dec 2004 12:18:39 -0800, Frank ess wrote:

>Justín Käse wrote:
>> In Message-ID:<(E-Mail Removed) m> posted
>> on 30 Dec 2004 22:21:19 -0800, Tom Henry wrote:
>>
>>> Can anyone suggest what I should do ?
>>
>> Invest in a set of NiMH batteries and a suitable charger.
>>
>>> Has anyone seen a similar
>>> problem ?
>>
>> Likely anyone that's played with a battery hogging digital camera.
>
>Most seem to praise these items:
>http://shop.mahaenergy.com/store/vie...?idProduct=210

Or this:
http://tinyurl.com/5svgy
I have two of these chargers and a slew of batteries.
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JK

Justín Käse <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Tom Henry wrote:
>
>>Can anyone suggest what I should do ?
>
> Invest in a set of NiMH batteries and a suitable charger.
>
>>Has anyone seen a similar problem ?
>
> Likely anyone that's played with a battery hogging digital camera.

Isn't this covered in the manual? My HP M407 manual advises using either
lithium single-use batteries or NiMH rechargeable. Smaller cameras use
smaller batteries, unfortunately.

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Martin S.

In Message-ID:<41d62341$0$60810$(E-Mail Removed) news.com>
posted on Fri, 31 Dec 2004 23:13:00 -0500, MartinS wrote:

>Isn't this covered in the manual?

I don't know what's covered in a Fuji manual, just offered a comment on
a common (to newbies) discovery that the alkies generally supplied are
woefully inadequate to do much more than light up the viewing screen to
get familiar with the camera, and that NiMH is the way to go.
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JK