So... trying to work up the full picture of info here...
What I am guessing right now based on the bits of info come together...
NiMh Energizer 2500mAh version? Charger if auto stops at about 2 hour then the rate is about 1.25A charger and a semi-quick charge.
Originally posted by helpme Did you install Alkaline batteries to verify that the camera is still fine? Had my camera for awhile(maybe 2 years?) First time i had trouble with my batteries.
So I'm hearing you say that, previously you have used Alkaline with never a problem and as I asked, did run a set of Alkalines to rule out that the camera has any issues running what-so-ever. So we can narrow it down to the charger and/or that set of batteries... because, right now it will work fine with Alkaline...right? So we may dispose of questions of cleanliness of contact?
So, talking about the batteries and please forgive some of the estimations...
Icon blinks and that is because the voltage has been detected as lower than the minimum of about 4.35 volts and a fully charged and functioning set of rechargeable
NiMh should deliver about 4.8 volts (1.2 volts each) and they should deliver roughly steady current for 60% through the life of the charge, above 4.4-4.6 Volts as it nears 75% of charge life will hug the 4.3 Volts by the 80%... the remainder is now too low to use in the camera.
In contrast a set of
Alkaline batteries was be 6.0 Volt (1.5 volts each) and through the life of the batteries the first 50% they will hold at about 5.7 Volts and by the 70% mark will start to crash dive down to 4.5 Volts and the 90% of life mark hug the 4.35 mark. Under extreme load (flash, rapid fire, video) the Voltage will drop faster.
If it is the batteries, how can it be?
So the thing about maybe the Energizer NiMh batteries... they are not always the best or consistent in quality and also most brands are sensitive to damage if dropped. Minor ruptures in the layers inside and this is especially true with the current offerings of high density rechargeables. I've chucked to the trash quite a few myself after dropping them and they smack the floor just right. The voltage will seem fine, but they cannot deliver the necessary amps to sustain operation and in a few cases the battery will not even hold steady at the standard 1.2 voltage even after being fully charged. These shorted out batteries can fool the charger and will seem to charge fine, but not hold the charge for long.