Is my digital Camera any good?

Question

I just got this didgital Camera and it already is broken. Is it just the my camera or the type of camera? It's a 5.0 Megapixel digital camera 533, by polariod if you know anything about it that would great!

I have a 5.0 megapixel digital camera 533 by polaroid. It's broken in the sense that, it won't stay on (tried numerous batteries), also that it won't take pictures(i've read the maunal etc.)My sister has the less expensive version and her's works perfectly. I don't know if its just the model I have or if its the camera in general. Does anyone know if these camera's are reliable?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Normal alkaline batteries just don't do it for digital cameras because of the high instantaneous current required to run a digital camera. (This includes all batteries such as "Duracell" and "Super Heavy Duty" etc) These types of batteries will appear to the camera to be flat even when they aren't because they just don't have the capacity to give the camera what it wants.

Some places still sell rechargeable Nickel Cadmium Batteries (NiCd), and these batteries cannot cut it for digital cameras. There are also rechargeable alkaline batteries and these aren't great either.

The only type of rechargeable to get is Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH), and the higher capacity the better. This capacity is typically rated in milliamp hours. A medium capacity battery for a camera will have say 1600 MAH whereas a high capacity battery will have more than 2000 MAH. Some even go as high as 2600 MAH. Get the highest that you can.

One downside is that NiMH batteries go flat in the camera if you do not use them. In a camera that uses 2 batteries, this can happen in as little as a week.

My advice is get a couple of sets of high capacity NiMH rechargeable batteries (2000 MAH or higher) and use these as much as possible. Also however buy one or two sets of Lithium batteries (non rechargeable) these last a long time but are wickedly expensive. Have one set of lithiums for backup in case you need the shot but the rechargeables are all flat. Soon as you can put freshly recharged batteries in and again keep the lithiums in reserve. Unused lithium batteries will last for years.

Many cameras have a menu setting which can flatten the batteries for you prior to recharging. ONLY IF you are using NiMH batteries is this a good idea. Vendors tell you that NiMH are not prone to "memory effect" and therefore do not need to be totally flat before being recharged, but this is not true. NiMH bateries should be discharged before being recharged. If the camera can't automatically discharge them, then keep using the camera until it won't go anymore, then recharge them.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

More info would be great. In what way is it broken? In pieces? Lens doesn't retract? Or just doesn't turn on?

A digital camera should last several years barring drops. Did you drop it? Did you leave it outside in the cold? Did you get it wet? What batteries are you using? If you're using normal alkaline batteries, try Energizer Li e2 or rechargeable NiMH batteries.

Can't help much more than that without any more info...

Answer 4

Well I do not have that particular camera mine is a Kodak easyshare.
Well it would be very helpful to know what it is doing are not doing.
1. Make sure it is charge or charging
2.read your instruction book on trouble shooting
I am very sure that your problem is in there some where.
If not email me with a list of things that it is not doing .
And I will do my best to get you back up and running.
No promise I do not know much about Polariod cameras

Answer 5

You are not really giving us much information. What exactly is wrong with it for you to think that it is broken?

Have you read the manual thoroughly, step by step?

Answer 6

nope