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jaygee42 · Nov 28, 2011, 5:26 PM

My camera keeps reporting batteries are flat. To check things out I tried it with some brand new Duracell Alkaline batteries. It stayed on for a couple of minutes and then locked up. Had to switch off and then on again.

Also each time I change the batteries the date needs resetting.

Is there an internal battery? Does this indicate this has failed?

If so then I presume a replacement is difficult?

Ozzie_Traveller · Nov 29, 2011, 1:55 PM

G'day JG

Firstly - welcome to Steve's > there are lots of enthusiastic people here as well

As to the 6500 .... seems most likely that a small fault has developed in the battery circuit department ... it sounds a bit like my old Fuji S5000 > excellent camera but when the on/off switch started to cut off the camera it was a case of "uneconomic to repair" .... bugga

Could be time to look at the HS10 or HS20

Regards, Phil

jaygee42 · Nov 30, 2011, 5:50 AM

thanks for the commet - unwelcome news - but I will have to face up to it

Lifeforms · Nov 30, 2011, 12:56 PM

I wonder if it might help to change the setting from lithium or was it Ni-Mh to alkalaine or whatever, depneding on what your batteries actually are? You can do this on the 6500 I swear. It might be trying to read the electrons of a lithium battery when you have an alkaline or vice versa. It cant not help either way to have a look!

As for the time n date issue, yeah they had tiny cell batteries welded to the motherboards. they go after about 4 years. So I always had to put the time and dat fresh into mine each time........ I forgot so many times.... much to my frustration afterwards. Apaert form that, excellent bridge camera. sweet. Hope you get it sorted Jaygee42

Nov 28, 2011, 5:26 PM	#1
jaygee42 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 2	s6500fd batteries My camera keeps reporting batteries are flat. To check things out I tried it with some brand new Duracell Alkaline batteries. It stayed on for a couple of minutes and then locked up. Had to switch off and then on again. Also each time I change the batteries the date needs resetting. Is there an internal battery? Does this indicate this has failed? If so then I presume a replacement is difficult?

Nov 29, 2011, 1:55 PM	#2
Ozzie_Traveller Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Australia, New South Wales central coast Posts: 3,430	G'day JG Firstly - welcome to Steve's > there are lots of enthusiastic people here as well As to the 6500 .... seems most likely that a small fault has developed in the battery circuit department ... it sounds a bit like my old Fuji S5000 > excellent camera but when the on/off switch started to cut off the camera it was a case of "uneconomic to repair" .... bugga Could be time to look at the HS10 or HS20 Regards, Phil __________________ Has Lumix mirrorless & superzoom cameras and loves their amazing capabilities Spends 8-9 months each year travelling Australia Recent images at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ozzie_traveller/sets/ Last edited by Ozzie_Traveller; Nov 29, 2011 at 1:57 PM.

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Nov 30, 2011, 5:50 AM	#3
jaygee42 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 2	thanks for the commet - unwelcome news - but I will have to face up to it

Nov 30, 2011, 12:56 PM	#4
Lifeforms Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 148	I wonder if it might help to change the setting from lithium or was it Ni-Mh to alkalaine or whatever, depneding on what your batteries actually are? You can do this on the 6500 I swear. It might be trying to read the electrons of a lithium battery when you have an alkaline or vice versa. It cant not help either way to have a look! As for the time n date issue, yeah they had tiny cell batteries welded to the motherboards. they go after about 4 years. So I always had to put the time and dat fresh into mine each time........ I forgot so many times.... much to my frustration afterwards. Apaert form that, excellent bridge camera. sweet. Hope you get it sorted Jaygee42