Low battery on my Canon A710 IS

I have bought 3 pairs of rechargeable batteries of 2000, 2500 & 2600 mAh. After charging them, and following a few shots the low battery indicator starts blinking on the LCD. Anyone knows what is the problem? Is there any solution ?

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The A710 came out about September 2006, and was replaced by the A720 probably within 6 months. So your model should be between a year and a half and two years in age. Did you buy these 3 sets of batteries when u bought the camera?

Generally, the NiMH batteries have a shelf life of plus or minus 3 years*, although heavy usage might meant they wear out sooner. How many photos have u taken? Look at the upper right hand corner, in playback mode, it gives the photo number. I have taken 1590 photos with my A710, although I have spread the usage out over 5 sets of batteries, and some were bought in the past 8 -14 months as well. I have had no problem with running out of battery power prematurely.

IF the batteries are RELATIVELY new, say less than a year old, and they are of good quality** (brand name???) AND the icon is still blinking on the camera, THEN it could be the camera, but perhaps you have a bum charger. To include or eliminate the camera possibility, just buy some regular quality AA batteries, and see how they hold up (without using the flash----the flash EATS battery life). If the alkaline batteries work OK, then it must be the charger, or the batteries.

* The batteries wear out after approx. 3 years EVEN IF they are not used, the chemicals deteriorate.

** There are some really lousy no-name batteries coming out of China.

We have two different models of the Canon PowerShot cameras, including the 710IS. The issue is that ALL rechargeable batteries are fully charged at an output of only 1.3v or less (nominally 1.2v). Although this reads "good" on battery testers, some cameras think the battery is drained (like the Canons). You can power off/on the camera and it will work for a bit. As mentioned in the above article, as you use rechargeable batteries, the "fully charged" voltage drops slightly, making it seem dead to the camera sooner.

Sadly, the best solution is to simply get a high-performance battery like the Panasonic Oxyride Extreme. When new it puts out 1.7 volts. This makes the camera run MUCH faster - especially for flash recharge.

Why don't the make the camera so it works well with the rechargeable cells? Who knows. It makes running these cameras expensive.