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Battery life for Canon Power Shot A710

by marinabowsher Jul 29, 2007 3:58AM PDT

I just upgraded to a Canon Power Shot A710 from an older Canon digital camera. I had been successfully using rechargeable batteries with my other camera for several hundred shots/charge. With the 710, the battery light comes on as soon as I put newly charged batteries in and the newly charged batteries only give me 30-50 shots. Anyone have any advice? Is it the camera?

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Battery
by snapshot2 Forum moderator Jul 29, 2007 9:21AM PDT

The most common problem is a bad battery.

You need to buy two new NiMH AA batteries and charge them before putting them in the camera.

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Low shots/charge
by Papa Echo Jul 31, 2007 12:30AM PDT

Are you using the same set of batteries in your new camera ? Do you still get the previous high shots/charge if you use them in the old camera ? Take a look at the ends (especially at the -ve flat end)- are they somewhat dented ? They were a good "fit" for the previous camera, but the contacts may not fit well for the new one. That may be why the battery light (low battery ?) comes on when you put in the batteries. So, get a new set of batteries. BTW, are you using rechargeable AA size NiMH batteries ? If you still have problems, it's a warranty issue.

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Battery life for Canon Power Shot A710
by marinabowsher Jul 31, 2007 1:41AM PDT

Thank you to all the advice!

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Power Shot A710
by ChasECarroll Dec 1, 2009 1:20AM PST

I am having the same problem with battery lite. Did you resolve your issue?

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battery level warning
by humanone Dec 6, 2009 4:40AM PST

Is there any way to know what percent of battery life is left? I don't want to wait until the warning light comes on.

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(NT) No - Canon only warns just before the battery runs down.
by snapshot2 Forum moderator Dec 6, 2009 6:48AM PST
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