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Note: This camera was first sold in Apr 2003. It has been replaced by the Nikon 3200.
Nikon Coolpix 3100
Nikon Coolpix 3100
  • 3 out of 5
"battery door keeps breaking!!!"
  • 3 out of 5
"****Battery problem Fix****"
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J penn (jlpenn268) 0 pts

Automatic shut off -- too quick

Any body know why this camera has suddenly began to automatically shut down so quickly? To the best of my knowlege we have not changed the set up on the camera.
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Rich Watson (Richio) 5683 pts
June 21, 2007 3:35 PM
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Sounds like a battery problem. If the camera uses a Lithium-ion cell, then that might be worn out. I see this camera was first sold in 2003, so it could be as old as 4 years. Naturally, if it uses rechargeable AA's, same problem with wearing out.

Li-Ion cells wear out in about three years, EVEN IF they haven't been used very often. There are many places to buy replacement cells. I like http://www.thomas-distributing.com but there are others.
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J penn (jlpenn268) 0 pts
June 21, 2007 4:27 PM
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We wondered if it wasn't a battery issue, but the autoshutoff happens even when using brand new disposable batteries. Given this, do you think it is the battery, or the camera's ability to use the battery?
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Rich Watson (Richio) 5683 pts
June 26, 2007 7:26 PM
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Doesn't sound like the battery anymore.

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