Does the warning that the battery is too low show only when you snap it on the first time or everytime you push the record button? TIA
1120080
My only experience with this occurred yesterday. The warning appeared while attempting to record. Immediately thereafter, the camera shut down. With my camera there seems to be little or no actual warning time. Carry the spare battery with you for such situations.
1120081
It shows all the time because the battery is not actually recognized by the camera. It's a third party battery and does not have the "chip" in it that the camera would use to reveal battery percentage. You have to go on a guess as to how long the battery will last. I have gotten up to 2 hours of filming time on one of these.
1120082
Every time you turn it on. Now if you just pause or stop recording then start up again, there is no warning.
1120083
When the Wasabi battery is installed in the camera, you get a "Cannot communicate with the battery pack. Continue using this battery pack? Yes/No" message whenever you power up the camera, but only when you power up the camera. If you answer Yes, then you do not see the message again until you power up the camera again. If you answer No, the camera powers down. I have never run the Wasabi batteries until they lose power, so I don't know what happens when they run out of power.
1120084
Neither. This battery isn't programmed like the other batteries. When you pop it in it will say cannot communicate with battery(you click ok) and start using it. Then after a long time, the battery will die and you dont know when. But they give 2 batteries and i think its a good trade instead of spending 200$ on the name brand.
291695
I found that (with you facing the screen) the top left button, if you hold it down for a few seconds it will turn off the screen and keep recording. If you hold it again for a few seconds it will turn the screen back on.
2078799
I never had that problem. You might want to check the battery, or settings on your camera.
1293352
My guess is that it is trying to tell you the battery is low. Try replacing it.
1002583
No . I have read that by holding the power button on other models a flashing light would represent remaining power . This does not seem to be the case with this light . I charge the battery after 3-4.5 hours of use so I don't know how it reacts to a low battery .
722032
I have the same problem. I think the reason is a little switch at the battery compartment. It is meant to prevent power on if you forgot to close the battery door completely. But over time that little switch broke and the camera simply cannot power up again. What a smart idea but poor design. The camera is dead because of such a feeble switch.
1846551
I would send it back. Mine turned on and charged fine. However, sometimes it records and sometimes it does not.
325472
Yes. Mine did. I didn't play with it enough to see if it would warn me before it over-recorded.
147140
I haven't had my battery die out yet, with that said it doesn't appear to have any manner to indicate a low battery. The instructions do no mention this either.
590508
I recorded for 30 minutes straight. It turned off due to low power. I plugged it immidiately into the computer and it wouldn't charge. Freaking out I then learned that there is a temperature sensor for safety reasons. Typically a battery heats up before it explodes, so if your flip is really hot like it is after recording for thirty minutes it has to cool off before it can then be 'allowed' to charge. This is because if it exploded they would have their socks sued off. So we are stuck with safety redundicies that frustrate us. Wait for it to cool off and then it should charge normally, unless the temperature sensor is broke, in which case you are out of luck. I recorded for 30 minutes straight. It turned off due to low power. I plugged it immidiately into the computer and it wouldn't charge. Freaking out I then learned that there is a temperature sensor for safety reasons. Typically a battery heats up before it explodes, so if your flip is really hot like it is after recording for thirty minutes it has to cool off before it can then be 'allowed' to charge. This is because if it exploded they would have their socks sued off. So we are stuck with safety redundicies that frustrate us. Wait for it to cool off and then it should charge normally,... » Read More I recorded for 30 minutes straight. It turned off due to low power. I plugged it immidiately into the computer and it wouldn't charge. Freaking out I then learned that there is a temperature sensor for safety reasons. Typically a battery heats up before it explodes, so if your flip is really hot like it is after recording for thirty minutes it has to cool off before it can then be 'allowed' to charge. This is because if it exploded they would have their socks sued off. So we are stuck with safety redundicies that frustrate us. Wait for it to cool off and then it should charge normally, unless the temperature sensor is broke, in which case you are out of luck. « Show Less
379247
It seems like it's starts recording as soon as motion is detected. But it's a video recording, not a snapshot. Hope that helps.
2198478
I just started getting the low battery warning a little after a year i installed the lock. I use it maybe 6-10 times a day
1844953
Just tried removing battery from the grip.(with priority to battery grip) and the camera shut off once I pulled the battery.If battery was set to priority to body and removed the battery grip the camera stayed on. Not sure if one can tell which battery the camera is using during recording (new user to camera) Haven't had the battery die on me yet with a normal day use.
2147181
No it is very stealthy in record mode actually, but there is a blue light on the bottom where the battery is that's always on.
157094
Mine does not either. However, it still may be secure. The only way to tel is to plug it in, power it up, and hit the record. You may want to wait after powering up for it to complete booting. LED lights should be stable. Click the record button, if the red LED does not blink, then you have a bad, sd card, or the it is not seating properly, or the camera board is bad. If it blinks, then you are good and off to the races !, just make sure you click the button before taking power off (disconnecting battery) or you will see a corrupt image file on the SD card
42367
yes, it has a flashing green light when it is recording. no noises when the battery is low, change in color of the flashing light.
1959726
I have not had that problem. I would suspect that the battery is not good. If you have not had the camera very long, check and see if you can send the camera and battery back. Or maybe check with some place in your community that tests batteries to see if the battery is the problem. I don't mean to insult your intelligence, but I have done this before. Are you sure you are inserting the battery the correct way?