Sony DSCH1 Camera Drains New Batteries in less than 30 secs?
Hi, I have a Sony DSCH1 digital camera – soon as I put 2 AA batteries in -within 30 seconds the batteries loose their charge – I have tried putting in brand new duracell batteries 2 or 3 times and the same thing happens ( so its not the batteries) – do i need to change some setting on my camera or is there some thing wrong with the camera???
thanks for your time.
Actually, it IS the batteries. Digital cameras require a higher charge than Duracell and other regular batteries provide. Use batteries that are specifically sold for digital cameras – these will have a mah rating of 2000+. Or better yet, get some rechargable batteries with a mah rating of 2000+ (the higher the number, the better.)
I think its your batteries are faulty*. By faulty i mean the batteries don’t have enough juice to run the digital camera.
By the way are the rechargeable ones? or just use and throw type batteries?
I recommend u to buy a pair of rechargeable batteries with good mAh ratings (say 2500 mAh or above ) and a battery charger for the same.
There are different type of rechargeable batteries ( different chemical components like lithium, nickel, magnesium, etc.. )
Ask the shop owner or some one who has knowledge about which type of battery is good and buy a pair.
U just make sure that mAh ratings of the rechargeable battery ain’t less than 2500mAh. The greater the value, the longer u can use them before next recharge.
Also check the camera’s manual, that what type of batteries ( chemical component ) do they recommend and of which mAh ratings.
Hope this helps
Be sure to check that the batteries are genuine. I’ve mistakenly bought some fake Duracells from a petrol station quite recently. They are very convincing. It lasted 4 pictures in my FujiFilm Finepix S5700. Also if they are fake , then take them out of the camera immediately , as they could explode.
This is what all cameras do to regular Alkaline batteries.
These are the batteries you need:
They will easily last a month with moderate use.
Or if you want rechargeable, get these:
As the first and second post said you want a hi mAh rating, these are 2500 which will last almost as long as the Energizer lithiums.