I have purchased two Kodak P850 batteries and neither one will take a charge. I've had the camera for about ten years, I'm used to it and do not want to buy another camera.
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John I have had my Kodak Camera since March of 2005 and wouldn't trade it for anything so I know how you feel. My original battery would not hold a charge either. I'm told that this will happen eventually with all batteries if kept long enough. I purchased from Amazon a new Kodak KLIC-5001 Lithium-Ion battery and have not had a single issue or regret. I suggest that if you love your current camera that much order yourself at least two while you can. Do it now before it's too late. Good luck and happy clicking.
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I replaced the orinal battery after 8 years with a Kodak battery and not had any problems with the new one. Check the battery with a voltmeter, it should be 3+ volts
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After I replaced the original battery and put the camera on its charging station I thought the battery would not charge. After checking the battery level on the camera I determined that the battery had been fully charged upon receipt. I have had no problems with the new battery to date.
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Hard to say. Sometimes the camera can lay there for weeks, and then the battery does run down. Old camera, but have not had problems with using it and the battery failing. Taken upwards of 40 pics and still had some juice to it. My camera is old and charges thru the USB port so when I copy the pics I just charge it up then.
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Haven't had any problems with batteries, but it takes very poor pictures. I finally forked out the money and got a good camera, ie Cannon. Since Kodak is out of business they wouldn't even give you any help with their cameras.
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Just put it in your equipment and see if it's charged. I had no luck with these batteries, they only recharged once and not for long. Finally, I had to buy a new battery and my troubles ended. I had the battery for IPhone, useless, and also for my digital camera, useless. Bought a new battery.
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I have this camera and I use re-chargeable batteries that it goes through VERY quickly. I guess I was spoiled by my Pentax Optio 5 megapix camera which could go at least 4 weeks without having to recharge the batteries.
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We've got an older 3.1 MP Kodak camera and we just use a 4-battery stand-alone charger. Charges 4 batteries in a couple hours. I bought the charger at Wal-mart for like $15 or something. More convenient than lugging around the dock.
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You may charge it's battery from an external power bank easily. It takes the same power as a cell phone. But it seems I didn't use it like a camera during that charging time. You may try it - if the camera works being connected to any USB charger it will work with an external battery. Good luck!
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Ours stopped working as well. We tried contacting Kodak to fix it but navigating their customer service process requires the patience of a saint. No wonder Kodak is going bankrupt! We bought a more expensive brand thinking it would be higher quality, but I guess we were wrong.
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To be perfectly honest, I would steer clear of the camera. I purchased two of these, one for me, and later one for myself. They have a defect from new, Kodak upgraded the firmware, from 1.2 to 1.3 to cure a problem with the battery losing charge quickly on the camera, but in upgrading the firmware they have created a new problem, red colours do not develop correct, there is no definition to the picture, just a red "blob", they do not have a fix for this. I am currently trying to get my money back from the company purchased them from digital bargains, via amazon. neither of them were forthcoming in helping to correct the problem. Hope this is of use. Kind regards Paul To be perfectly honest, I would steer clear of the camera. I purchased two of these, one for me, and later one for myself. They have a defect from new, Kodak upgraded the firmware, from 1.2 to 1.3 to cure a problem with the battery losing charge quickly on the camera, but in upgrading the firmware they have created a new problem, red colours do not develop correct, there is no definition to the picture, just a red "blob", they do not have a fix for this. I am currently trying to get my money back from the company purchased them from digital bargains, via amazon. neither of them... » Read More To be perfectly honest, I would steer clear of the camera. I purchased two of these, one for me, and later one for myself. They have a defect from new, Kodak upgraded the firmware, from 1.2 to 1.3 to cure a problem with the battery losing charge quickly on the camera, but in upgrading the firmware they have created a new problem, red colours do not develop correct, there is no definition to the picture, just a red "blob", they do not have a fix for this. I am currently trying to get my money back from the company purchased them from digital bargains, via amazon. neither of them were forthcoming in helping to correct the problem. Hope this is of use. Kind regards Paul « Show Less
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Hi Patricia,the battery of the camera is charged using the dedicated battery charger BC-CSK. The battery cannot be charged in the camera. Thanks_Mitch
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if under warranty; return camera!If old battteries u may need to replace them!I assume you have been following the charging instructions.
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if under warranty; return camera! If old battteries u may need to replace them! I assume you have been following the charging instructions.
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I had the same issue with a Canon Powershot SD780 IS Digital Elph. Just wanted to say this helped me a lot reading these comments. It just refused to power on one day out of the blue. A month later and 2 years out of warranty and with no options other than to cough up a bunch of money for a repair or new camera I decided to get risky and see what I could do myself. In the battery compartment, just to the left side of the battery a small plastic tab from the battery door fits into a slot when you close the door. The tab wasn't broken so I took an x-acto knife and poked at the piece in the camera body I assume the plastic tab was supposed to be hitting. Maybe the part was gunked up or sticking or something. I have no idea. But the camera was able to turn on after that and seems perfectly fine now.
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Your experience with Kodak's customer "service" is the same as mine. Worthless! Sorry, I don't know how to solve your issue. I've tossed my Kodak and wouldn't go near another.
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Mine's worked perfectly since day one. On one occasion several months ago the camera didn't recognize the second battery, but unplugging and reinstalling the battery pack cured that. Actually, I think I forgot to turn off the camera when changing batteries. Just make sure the camera is turned off when removing or reinstalling the battery pack. I'm very happy with this unit. I'll admit I do use ONLY Nikon brand batteries, though. I've learned over the years to be a bit skittish about third party brand batteries in my Nikon DSLR's.
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I have experienced the exact same problem and ended up having to buy a new battery. I would stay away from this battery if I were you. It worked well for about a month and then it wouldn't do anything in my camera. A waste of money for sure
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Can't say since I only have one battery which is in he camera. You might want to check it periodically and maybe charge it for awhile. I hope to purchase another battery eventually. Also have a spare memory stick.