I have an issue with the battery charge level reading properly on my Pentax K100D, is there a fix?

This has happened with th eCR-V3 batteries..... The first time it happen the shutter closed and wouldn't open and I thought the camera was broken.

Finally after turning off the camera and back on the shutter opened and the lcd display ... batteries deplitated....

I hope you can help

Hi Greg,

It seems that a lot of K100D users have issues with the relatively short battery life they're getting with their cameras. Even with the lithium batteries, many pro reviewers state that the K100D has unsatisfactory battery life compared to its peers. You seem to be implying, however, that the batteries aren't actually running out of juice--rather the battery indicator is misreading the charge. Just out of curiosity, could you tell me roughly how many shots you're getting out of your camera before the battery problem happens? Also, how long have you had the K100D? Has this battery problem happened frequently, or just one time? The answers to these questions will help me answer yours better. Thanks!

Hi Greg,
A bit late to get in a reply but having just bought the K100D I have run into the same problem. In the tests I ran on the first two days the camera ATE batteries. I have about 20 AA rechargeable batteries, some of 1300 mah, most in thge 2000-2100 mah range, various ages that have served me well but on occassion have had the odd one that was dead when I tried them. The batteries would show flat in the K100D after maybe 30 shots but I could take them from the K100D, place them into my older HP 812 and happily continue shooting for another 50 shots at which time I ran out of patience. Realising that some of the batteries were getting old, before taking the camera back to the dealer , I spent $45 on a new charger and a couple of sets of 2500mah batteries. Seems my charger/batteries was not up to the mark and the new batteries hold up for 250+ shots per set. Acceptable.