What's wrong with my digital camera?

Question

this is my camera: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4910499

i always have to change the batterys if its on formore than 5 miinutes it will say battery low then turn off and i have to change the batterys

Answer 1

Large LCD viewfinders eat batteries. It seems nice to have a big LCD monitor, but they are power hungry. You will have to do what you can to turn the thing off as soon as you don't need it any longer. Look for "Power Save" in your menu. Set it to shut off at the shortest possible innterval after you take the picture. Set it so that it doesn't not display unless you tap the shutter button to wake it up. Even this will not go a long way towards conserving batteries. It's too bad you didn't know this before you got a camera without an optical viewfinder. If it's brand new, maybe you can take it back.

Of course, rechargeable batteries are the way to go, but you might want to get some Energizer e2 Lithium batteries for cameras. They cost twice as much, but last four times as long.

I lament the passing of the optical viewfinder and I would choose almost any camera with an optical viewfinder over one that only has an LCD viewfinder. Why?

1. You never have the option of turning off the LCD and these things eat batteries for lunch and spit them out. Why do away with the option of a viewfinder that has zero electrical drain?

2. It can be difficult to see the image on an LCD in bright sunlight, even if they are "new and improved."

3. You have to hold an LCD viewer out at some distance in front of your face. This is more conspicuous than I prefer to be all the time.

4. The need to hold a camera at arms length will introduce some shake. I like the idea of stabilizing a camera against my face when I am taking a picture. This is especially important with a longer zoom lens. No wonder "image stablization" or "vibration reduction" is necessary with these cameras. Not that there's anything WRONG with IS or VR, but it is really a requirement with LCD viewfinders and telephoto lenses.

5. Using the LCD to view photos after you've taken them slows down the camera quite a bit. You can't shut of the LCD monitor and still take pictures if you don't have an optical viewfinder.

Answer 2

Film was so much better. Just like digital cannot replace film for movies, it cannot produce the great photos that film can. Everything is just way too stark these days...

Anyway, about your camera. Sounds like the indicator is bad. Check the batteries that you are putting in to the camera. It is possible that you are putting in bad batteries or have reinstalled the old ones...could happen by accident.

Lastly, you could have a short in the camera that is draining the batteries, but it would not happen in 5 minutes.

Answer 3

If you use the LCD display it will eat batteries. Use the view finder to conserve. Also get rechargeable batteries,they seem to last longer. It is possible that you have a defective camera.

Answer 4

It should never happen if you're using rechargeable batteries.

Answer 5

definitely got to do with your battery
check with the camera repairer service as soon as poss.