Pete M Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 last of the late great AA battery cameras! got a free Powershot camera the other day (16mp and 16 optical zoom) stricken with the ol' Canon "battery dead" syndrome. pop in brand new batteries and it'll tell you they are dead. every time. so I grabbed a 3.7v AA size battery and a dummy battery and behold! it's alive! (the 3.7v+dummy comes from my experience with Nerf blasters of all things. more voltage = faster darts). so now I'm not dependent on my old phone for snapping pics on my various adventures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Nice workaround Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 thanks it's nice to have a legit macro capable camera again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 That's a great camera. You got a helluva deal on that. What's this about Canons and dead batteries? I've been a Canon guy since I bought a Canon FT-QL (35mm) at the PX in Vietnam back in 1968. I haven't head about this dead battery issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 it had to do with the powershot series. from my tiny bit of research it appears that the threshold for "enough voltage to allow the camera to continue functioning" changes over time somehow. maybe it's barely adequate from the start and then a tiny bit of resistance drops it under the software's line of no return? I dunno, but I found the solution... MORE POWER!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strictlyxjs Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 wow i didnt know that i have an old cannon powershot its a great camera but has the same symptoms brand new energizer or duracel batteries and it still says they are dead. ill have to try this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 So where you you find a dummy AA battery? {Edit} Never mind ... https://www.amazon.com/Battery-Placeholder-Cylinder-Dummy-Setup/dp/B07QL5JFP7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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