I know these have battery meter issues - will I still get a low power warning from the camera before it just shuts off when this dies?
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I do not know. I usually make sure I have 4 batteries all fully charged and when I notice the camera slowing down I change the batteris. Sorry cant be of more assistance
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On my camera the power display works the same as when I use the original cannon battery, is shows when it's full and as it gets low towards empty. recently it seems to outlast the cannon battery.
2076554
When I use them I am a heavy user of the battery power. In my T3i camera, using the LCD screen on live view, I've never had one run completely down. I use it with my telescope, and one night at a temperature of about 55F, I took photos from about 9pm to 2am without stopping on one battery. It had about 1/4 charge left and probably would have lasted about 6 hours before needing charging. These are very demanding conditions where I would keep the LCD screen on continuously, take a series of photos, review, deleting several, then repeat.
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I have left the camera on over a 12 hour period with no effect on my battery. As said earlier, use a constant power source.
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It depends. If you keep the video on the whole time, the battery will drain quickly. Try Turing the video off and see if that helps. If not, then yes, that might be a defective unit.
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Earlier, my Kodak Sport would shutdown, 5 seconds after power on.I connected the camera to a power source(via USB). Removed the battery and inserted the battery again when the camera was still connected to power source, and it worked. I had to try this a couple of times though!Cheers!Tej
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Don't worry about it, the camera stops or king after 2-3 minutes then cuts out until you unplug it.
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There is a battery life indicator. As far as how many photos I don't know. But if you use the flash and the internet and playback you decrease the length of the charge. It is always best to have a backup battery as they tend to run out of power at the worst time. I'm very happy with this camera. My wife has the pre internet version so I was familiar with it. I just wish they both used the same battery
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Mine has never had a problem. The only time the alarm goes off and it shows that is if the battery dies on the camera and it just warns you that it's no longer able to give u video feedback. Make sure both are fully charged and maybe that will help.
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I find that the camera generally shuts down within 45 seconds of external power being shut off. If the motion sensor is activated, the time may be shorter.It is possible to use the battery and make it an external camera/video camera but the instructions are so poorly written that it's trial and error on how to do that or even get into the menu section.
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When the camera is connected to a computer, it is recognized on both sides as an external storage device.When the camera is hooked to a (3rd party?) USB charger it is probably doing auto-shut down, etc and no longer recieving a charge-that would be my guess. I think it is possible to turn off the auto shut down/power save feature, it's worth a try
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i've had it running for as long as 1 1/2 hours without losing power. I never used the camera long enough to drain the battery.
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When the camera is connected to a computer, it is recognized on both sides as an external storage device. When the camera is hooked to a (3rd party?) USB charger it is probably doing auto-shut down, etc and no longer recieving a charge-that would be my guess. I think it is possible to turn off the auto shut down/power save feature, it's worth a try
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The monitor is connected to a 12 volt source but is in kind of a dormant state until it gets the camera image. I have had no problems or any battery drain because of the monitor connection. The screen is off until you shift into reverse which causes the backup light power to the camera.
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If the power goes out it would stop working yes. It has a switch on the side of it so if you left it alone as soon as the power comes back on so will the camera. Hope this helps!
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Personally, I haven't had a battery problem with the SX280. Regardless, because the GPS feature (if enabled) uses battery power even when the camera is "off", I purchased a 2nd battery. That way I always have a fully charged spare battery and am never caught with a dead battery.
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I had this problem. Bought a new battery on ebay and charged and the blinking went away. I thought the problem was solved but after shooting 10 minutes of video the camera is dead. Neither battery works so I think the camera is defective.
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The camera purchased is used in our Logistics Department for taking pics of loads prior to leaving warehouse. It is used frequently and since received (approximately 2 weeks) we have not experienced the issue of battery going dead overnight. To date seems to be working well. Not sure how long you have had the camera but I would certainly contact vendor for replacment of battery.