battery problem with A60

[latif38]

I bought an A60 about a month ago. It was great. However, recently it started showing me the low battery sign. I have tried three different brand new battery set but same problem. Whenever I put new batteries on, low battery sign appears. Has anyone else faced such a problem?

[JohnnyE]

May I suggest purchasing some NiMh AA rechargeable batteries rated at 1600 mA or higher. You should be able to get a set of 4 with a charger around $20.

[latif38]

I'll try that, but aren't they supposed to work without any problem with Alkine batteries too..

[AltairBK]

I also have A60.

The Panasonic's alkaline that came with camera didn't last long (Surprise!!).

Now I am always using Kodak's "MAX" alkalines. They are relatively cheap and work for cca. 180 shots.

Warning: Don't use any different batteries than Alkaline!

Best regards

[AltairBK]

You can use NiMH, of course!

[GreenPig]

If you're still having problems, try checking the contacts for dirt. The manual mentions this and any dirt could effect the battery connection - this would make new batteries give a problem.

[nateb]

I think I read somewhere that the compact flash card might store battery level information as well. If you're still having problems, you could try reformatting the card.

I don't remember if I read this about the canon A60/70 or some other camera, so I could be mistaken. Reformatting will of course delete all the images and movies on the card so download them first.

[Andrew C Cooper]

Ditch the Alky's and go on Ebay and get your self so green 1800 Mah batteries and a GOOD charger.

I too have an A60 and with these batteries I can almost fill my 256 Meg CF card with out changing batteries!

I got 25 shots out of the batteries that came with the camera.

What I want to see is how many shots I can get out of some 2800 mah batteries that will be coming out this winter!