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ademla529 (ademla3791) 7 pts

December 15, 2007 5:01 PM

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My m853 won't charge using usb cord

When I plug in my m853 into the computer using the provided usb cord the light turns green, after about 2 seconds it flashes red twicw then turns off, i charged it using an ac adapter at work, it seemed to charge but only took about 70 pics, is this normal?

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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58443 pts

December 17, 2007 2:38 PM

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How old is the battery? LiOn batteries are very powerful, but they do begin to lose their battery life as they age. and extreme temperatures may effect battery life as well. Have you tried charging it in a charger? I'm thinking it's time to get a new battery.

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Dixon 0 pts

December 18, 2007 1:18 PM

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i have the same problem with my camera (same model) and I only bought it about a month ago

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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58443 pts

December 18, 2007 2:35 PM

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It's possible that you're trying to charge the camera while it's still on or with the computer's sleep mode engaged.

1. On your computer, turn off hibernation, standby, and sleep modes.
2. Turn off the camera.
3. Connect the USB cable from your camera directly to the USB port on your computer. Do not connect through a USB hub.
4. Determine that charging is complete. The Ready/Battery charging light remains on while charging, then turns off when charging is complete. Charging is complete in approximately 3 hours.

In addition, Windows has this power saving feature where it will turn off inactive USB ports as a power saving feature. Course, it won't tell you when it does. You need to go into device manager and disable that feature.

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ademla529 (ademla3791) 7 pts

December 22, 2007 6:05 PM

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OK guys, well I figured it out myself, aparantly the usb on older computers, and some newer ones don't provide enough mA (miliamps) 500 or more so i went and bought a wall adapter for about $9 and plugged in the usb, it worked great, i've taken about 170 pics sofar, and the battery still hasn't worn out, bt thanks for the help

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elmontgirl 2 pts

December 25, 2007 8:06 PM

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I just bought my camera today and it was charging and it was working then i unplugged it for a little while then came back to charge it and it was so dead that it wouldn't turn on and it wouldnt charge either what do i do now

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Caramon 3 pts

December 26, 2007 1:35 AM

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Daughter just got this camera for xmas and it's doing the same thing as described above. Plug it in to a USB port, blinks a few times and then shuts off. We've tried this in 3 different PC's with the same result. My PC is brand new and when delving the USB hub in the device manager, it shows that there is 500ma available, but the device never shows up as using one of the ports. Seems to be shoddy workmanship and poor documentation around what to do if your having issues.

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Evan 3 pts

December 26, 2007 9:35 PM

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My girlfriend got one of these for xmas. It wont charge on her computer. I had to plug it into mine. One thing to try is maybe plugging it into rear usb ports (the ones on the back of the computer) rather than the front panel type.

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Brnsie 3 pts

December 27, 2007 8:45 AM

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I am so upset with this camera! While using it last night, the viewer completely faded to black, and it died with the lense still protruding from it. I can't turn it on and I can't get a charge for it from my computer (or a second computer in the house). I am so dismayed. This was a gift for my father...after using a digital Kodak for ~ 3 yrs. now. It was a replacement. And in 1 days time (it, too, was a Christmas gift), it needs to be replaced.

I don't think it's a matter of "not charging." I think the camera is fried. Any comments to help me out??

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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58443 pts

December 27, 2007 2:25 PM

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Brnsie. I share you annoyance! At this point, I think you have to take it back. You do have lemon laws on your side so if the salesman tries to get you to have it repaired, demand they return it and get a batter quality camera. I'd recommend the Canon SD1000.

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Brnsie 3 pts

December 28, 2007 10:00 AM

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Thanks James.

UPDATE: Yesterday I went to BB (the competitor of where the camera was actually purchased) and purchased the wall charger. I bring it home and still no deal. As a result, I call the store the camera was purchased from (CC) and I explain the problem and see what they are "willing" to do (prior to carting myself all the way out to the store at the rate of $3.09/gallon). "Bring it in and see if there is one in the store to exchange it for. If not, there is a 15% restocking fee." Restocking fee? What's to be restocked?
I go to the store and wait for the teens behind Customer "Service" to stop gossiping and help the long line of returnees out. I was then directed to the camera section, where the youth behind that counter told me, "This can happen with any camera. It doesn't matter if it's a Sony, Kodak, or Nikon. This just happens." Apparently I had stupid written across my face--or he feels he is very convincing since he "works" with technology on a daily basis. In my mind I was mulling over, "whatever, punk. At $200-$1,000+ a pop, this doesn't 'just happen' with digital cameras." Fortunately, there were none in stock. NONE. Anywhere--not in my home state, not in the wharehouse, not in the I-store. NOWHERE. (Are your suspicions up, yet?)
I return to Customer Service where the employee tries to sell me on a different brand, altogether. No. Refund the money and I'll go elsewhere. She takes the camera out of the box, asks again what happened, I tell her what happened, as well as the complaints I have read online, she then tells me, "Woah! Since we don't have any in stock anywhere, they [Kodak] are probably recalling, or not restocking this model because of these problems." If you have read this far, perhaps you may want to return your lemon before it's too late and no one will do anything about it.

Off to find a more reliable model.

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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58443 pts

December 28, 2007 2:01 PM

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Wow. I love how they had the nerve to tell you there may be a restocking fee on a defective item. I would've asked for the manager at that point. I hope you got ALL your money back.

Look at Canon.

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Speakaboo 0 pts

December 29, 2007 2:50 PM

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It's not just a problem with this version of the EasyShare. I bought the top end Kodak EasyShare yesterday, after returning the Canon SD850 the day prior (another one to stay away from, with a known issue of poor image quality. Apparantly the 800 and the 870 are fine, but the 850 is a dud). I was pleased with both the price and the quality of the prints they showed me at Best Buy for the Kodak, so I grabbed it, as it was the last day of the sale price.

Got it home, pulled it out of the box, and tried to charge it via the included USB/suspicious grey connector combo that were included. And nothing. No blinking lights. Nothing. I tried charging it on my husbands laptop....no dice. I tried it in our combined twelve USB ports of varying models and types, and it simply would not charge.

The Kodak EasyShare is all packed up and ready to go back to Best Buy this evening. After reading some reviews today, I've discovered that this whole thing with the charging is a common issue. I was semi tempted to just go buy a charging dock, because I really wanted to love this camera. But at $70+ for that package, I'm better off just returning this camera and going with a digital SLR now that I've spent so much!

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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58443 pts

December 31, 2007 3:16 PM

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Nice report, Speakaboo. I'm not much a fan of USB charging. as stated above, often it's a setting in your computer's OS that prevents the charging of the camera. Better, IMHO, to charge via a separate charger.

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jimmy johnson 2 pts

January 2, 2008 4:00 PM

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Heres my question regarding this item.

It charges fine. Battery life actually lasts a long time

BUT...where is the battery icon to tell you how much is left? I coudln't find that anywhere!

any help?

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sdasdas 0 pts

January 2, 2008 8:45 PM

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I swear to God.....this is making me mad. I got my mom this camera for Christmas, but the USB charging doesn't work at all. I've tried for like a week now. UGH, Kodak sucks......what a rip-off. So I have to waste money to buy another charger.

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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58443 pts

January 3, 2008 2:52 PM

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Maybe, maybe not. One problem may be your OS. I can't recall with XP, but with Vista there is a power saving feature that turns off power to the USB ports. Pretty stupid if you ask me, but you need to go into your device manager, right click on each USB hub and then go into power tab. Unchck the option that states "allow power managment on this device" or something like that. It will disable the ability of the OS to turn off your USB hub's power supply. Once I did this, I was able to charge using my USB.

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jimmy johnson 2 pts

January 3, 2008 3:07 PM

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ok its pretty clear that this device needs to be charged via USB hub thats actually powered...

but where is the icon for power supply? !!!!!!!

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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58443 pts

January 3, 2008 3:14 PM

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Sorry about that. I meant to reply to you, Jimmy, but I got so focused on SDasdas' reply, I forgot. From what I can see from screen shots of the icon legends, it doesn't have one! There is a charge light, but that's about it. That's something they need to fix in the firmware, but for a $145 camera, I wouldn't hold my breath.

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jimmy johnson 2 pts

January 3, 2008 3:41 PM

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thanks james, i really can't believe this camera doesn't have a power indicator of some sort.

i like the camera. it takes so/so pictures, it only cost me 125 bucks at kmart a couple months back. does exactly what i want.

BUT COME ON NO POWER INDICATOR!

i would think a camera would have a check list when getting made,
lens - check
eye piece - check
shoot button - check
zoom - check
battery - check
flash - check
random options(like color settings, image mode, size) - check

well what did they forget???

A power indicator!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

who cares if you can't charge the thing, how the hell are you going to tell that it needs charging?!?!?!?!

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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58443 pts

January 3, 2008 5:10 PM

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You're preaching to the choir, JJ. But then again, you get what you pay for. However, a power indicator would've cost maybe a few bucks in parts and some firmware updates. Big deal.

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qwerty 0 pts

February 16, 2008 10:48 PM

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i've bought this camera around 3 months ago i
love it actually i paid only $97.00 dlls including
tax at target the thing is that i cant believe
this camera doesn't have a power indicator :S

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jose 0 pts

June 7, 2008 3:37 PM

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this is about the digital cameras made by the Kodak sold in Indian market specially Kodak EASYSHARE m853 (deadly cameras) the battery chagrining system is inbuilt charger provided by while charging the

camera gives deadly shock
This power leakage is more than enough to spoil you fun filled holidays .
The products marketed by well Known retailers are selling at pair combination and promotional offers please see there are two write-ups in this forum
http://www.mouthshut.com/review/Kodak_Easy_Share_M883-144489-1.html
http://www.mouthshut.com/review/Kodak_Easy_Share_M883-140399-1.html

request the people not to buy this products
if by mistake if you bought one there is No guarantee this will work or you will get the service
in our contry our law is not consumer prtotective and comen man canot fight with the big comapnies so all ways beter to safe paly

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magz 0 pts

June 15, 2008 2:31 AM

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Well I have to say I had heard a lot og negative things about this camera but I still only had a small budget to spend on a camera so I bought it and now 3 weeks later its still going strong.... Previously I had a sony which was slow processing the photo....

I am dissapointed that it had no battery indicator... but other then that for a non professional photographer i think its ok..

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garthwoman 0 pts

June 25, 2008 11:21 PM

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I've read through all the posts and wanted to put in my thoughts as I have had this camera since 12-07 (christmas present to replace my previous camera). I have not had any problems with charging my camera, or having it die and not be able to charge it. I regularly charge my camera using my front USB ports and have never experienced power outage when using. I have went a few weeks without using or charging and was able to take 50+ pictures and transfer them when I got home. I have made it a habit to charge my camera every time I download pictures. I feel bad and understand the frustration for those who have had trouble charging. I love my camera, it takes wonderful pictures for my need, and I have printed and posted many of the pictures I have taken with this camera in sizes as large as 8 x 12.

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Jokerluv liveDFW.org 0 pts

June 27, 2008 5:17 PM

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mine wont power up anymore maybe i need wall charger and/ or new batt

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Mindy 0 pts

July 6, 2008 2:20 PM

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My daughter saved her birthday and Christmas money and bought one a few months ago. We are having the same problems now. I have bought 3 new batteries in the last 6 weeks. It will not charge using computer USB or USB to wall adapter. The ready/charge light does not come on. I tried a 5 volt wall AC adapter also thinking it might be a problem with the USB inlet on the camera...no luck. There is obviously somethine wrong with this product. I am VERY VERY disappointed and will be talking with Kodak tomorrow. Will let you know what I find out.

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sally 0 pts

August 6, 2008 10:52 PM

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my camera blinks green then red three times after i pluged it in. it wont charge or it wont transfer pictures to m computers anymore i just got it last christmas and it has worked fine until now. I dont knnow what is wrong but its getting me very frustrated.

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Nye 0 pts

August 18, 2008 11:48 PM

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I am having a issues with just charging it with the Ac adapter I've tried several plugs but know luck it wont charge. The other day i go the lens to pop out some how but when i tried to shut it off it froze right in the middle of turning off .

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soapy99 0 pts

September 29, 2008 7:17 PM

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I tried to charge the Kodak-853 on multiple PC's (5) and multiple USB ports (12) and bought a Kodak wall charger. Nothing would work, green light then three reds then nothing. I was able to get it to charge with a ZUNE wall charger (go figure). I will never buy another Kodak camera or any brand with a proprietary battery.

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Dane 0 pts

October 8, 2008 6:43 PM

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I bought this initially because it had some good ratings and reviews. Looks like that was before everything went and got fubar'd.

I'm getting the same no-charge issue, and it will flash 3 times on the red and power off. I bought it for my wife for Christmas and it hasn't seen a whole lot of use! Sounds like grounds for a class action suit if there's enough people.

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Katie 0 pts

October 17, 2008 11:22 AM

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My camera is doing the same green-then-red flashy light thing
and now it wont even do that!
ive had this camera since last christmas and did not have any problems with it so i dont know why its just doing this now!

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Dave V 0 pts

October 31, 2008 11:16 AM

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Mines doing the same thing! Worked fine a few weeks ago, now NOTHING! What a piece of garbage.

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Ashley 0 pts

November 6, 2008 4:56 PM

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=( i wasted money buying a USB on ebay and the stupid crappy camera won't even turn on. Or charge. Or do anything it's supposed to. I've had mine since Christmas, too. Were these things recalled?

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charity 0 pts

December 3, 2008 7:10 PM

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im having the same damn problem!!! I heard kodak was even going out of business I wonder why!
I just ordered a new USB cable because I have lost my other one..now it won't even charge im thinking its the battery but I'm afraid if it doesn't work!!

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Dane 0 pts

December 3, 2008 7:15 PM

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Went and bought the USB wall adaptor. Charged right up. Connect to PC, and it will finish charging there as well. Don't know what the deal is with it, but it is working now and didn't send it back to Kodak.

I found it at Best Buy for like $10.

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Dave V 0 pts

December 3, 2008 7:23 PM

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I checked the serial on the Kodak website and it'll tell u if it's still under warranty or not...but u can't get your money back w/out a receipt...now to find that receipt...

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Me 28 pts

December 15, 2008 11:28 PM

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My advice: don't even try charging w/ the usb chord, I just use a seperately bought battery charger that plugs into an outlet and charges just the battery. To put photos on my pc, I put my kodak's memory card into a jack in my hp printer and you don't even have to bother with the photosmart bs. I still strongly reccomend not buying it in the first place.

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Tony 0 pts

December 30, 2008 9:53 AM

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Unplug all other USB devices that might be drawing power before charging the camera.

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Me 28 pts

January 2, 2009 4:23 AM

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I figured it out!!!! it only charges of transfers data via USB chord wen it still has some battery left. if you just plug it in b4 it loses all of it's batt, it works perfectly. I'm positive!!

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John 0 pts

January 3, 2009 11:22 AM

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I have the same problem as to charging thru computor port(No wall charger yet) I did the initial charge thru USB port and worked fine until now, and will not charge thru USB port this time. Worse, I can't even contact Kodak by phone or mail as no # or address. Bot thru E-Bay so no help. Also no charging lite so really in the dark on that issue. I had read or heard that Kodak will offer new wall charger if USB will not work?, but how do you contact Kodak? Another Kodak? Very questionable

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Ben 1 pts

January 7, 2009 1:32 AM

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I got this camera from my friend's daughter. She told me she only used it a few times and won't charge. At first, I tried to charge it thru the USB port, got a brief green light then 3 red blinks just like others. So, I tried to charge it thru a powered USB hub and it charges. Once it fully charged, I took some pictures and tried to charge it again thru a regular USB (not the powered USB hub I used earlier) and it is charging right now. This is also true for a certain cell phones. If you let the battery drained its power completely all the way, you must charge it with a high current charger to wake up the battery before you can charge thru USB port (Trigger charge).

I also don't know why they don't have the power indication. My friend's daughter bought a brand new Nikon Coolpix and the camera doesn't show a battery indicator until the battery is low and needed to be charged then the indicator shows up. May be the battery indicator take up space. Go figure.

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Liz 0 pts

January 21, 2009 12:51 AM

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my camera wont turn on at all and im not positive it came with a wall charger just a USB cord. and it won't turn on its been dead for a few weeks/months probably too late for to look to charge now but its worth a shot. it's done this before but it turned on. I'm charging it now for a few hrs. We'll see. my camera is a Kodak EasyShare M853 and it wont turn on at all. Where can i buy a wall charger for it? anyone know how much are they worth. THANKS!

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Noel 0 pts

January 31, 2009 7:24 AM

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But my battery is dead right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :(

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onlyslightlysatisfied... 0 pts

February 18, 2009 8:17 PM

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apparently the green light at the top side of the camera on the "wheel" end is a power indicator, and provided that you have a working USB wall or cable charger, the camera light turns on when it is charging, and when charge is complete, it goes off. go figure...I had a V550 before this one, and i bought this one after the V500 met an unfortunate end with the sand on vacation, but apparently the charging and battery specs are the same. However, the V550 went through a lot more than this one has...the V series are reliable from what I have been told, and experienced, and if you find one that is the same charging and battery specs, why not just get the camera and screw the rest of the package?? just thinking...

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Dan 0 pts

March 24, 2009 5:24 AM

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I have the Powershot SD1000. It doesn't charge via usb, so your cameras aren't broken, Cannon just didn't make them have that feature so they could charge you $50 for the battery charger if you ever loose it.

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Tyler 0 pts

June 7, 2009 7:40 PM

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This just happened to me. i figured out that if you unplug the camera after letting it sit for awhile it will turn on. im not sure why it doesnt work when it is plugged in. anyway i hope this helps you guys.

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Fred 0 pts

June 25, 2009 8:18 AM

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I've hand my 853 for a couple of years and it worked great all around. Now all of a sudden it won't charge and the desk top has trouble down loading pictures. Camera works ok otherwise, turns on and such, but had to buy a card reader in order to download pictures. Sounds like from the rest of you a wall charger is the answer but not all ways. Not sure what to do here.

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ali (ali567) 1 pts

July 7, 2009 11:51 AM

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"ademla 529" I have the same problem with the kodak easy share M853. I just read your post and was wondering if your wall adapter solution is still working for you. I appreciate your suggestion and wanted to follow up to see if that would be a long-term fix.

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Justin 0 pts

August 20, 2009 8:37 AM

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im using M753 - it's actually great but ...i wished i bought "cheaper" digital cameera cause my kodak just got few features...:(...

i experienced the SOMETHING in usb CHarging!..:(!...cause my charger was broken..i dunno why...

i tried to connect it in pc ..it really won't work...

i tried in the USB port in my DVD player..yay it worked.....

and i noticed...when your charging it your battery should not be empty..--charge it immediately when u felt u used enough!..

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KM 0 pts

September 30, 2009 4:23 PM

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I agree this charging issue needs to end. Mine charges up and lasts a while however it is never actually fully charged to capacity which bugs the crap outta me cuz the battery bar will just like randomly pop up when it doesnt need to. I thought the camera was supposed to charge whenever you hooked it up to your computer while you were dling the pics into it and it definately does not.

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Wifeh 0 pts

October 17, 2009 9:30 PM

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Same problem. Unfortunately, my Kodak M853 is completely dead. I tried turning off USB hub power saver options on Vista, I've tried everything. I currently don't have a cent to spare on a wall charger, so it looks like I'm screwed until I can afford one.

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A	is outstanding and exceptional, rated in the top 10% of digital cameras.
B	means they are good, with some standout features.
C	means they are mediocre, and probably more trouble than they are worth.
D & F	mean they are absolutely awful or old. Avoid at all costs.

My m853 won't charge using usb cord

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