"Fred" wrote in message
news:_jv%c.9489$x12.4174@trnddc05...
I would sure appreciate hearing from someone who had this problem and
FIXED
it.

I have a C-700 which is about 18 months old. My problem isn't
ordinary battery drain, rather what I suspect to be some kind of short
circuit. Newly inserted batteries, alkaline or (brand new, fully
charged NiMH) re-chargeables only work for a picture or two. I can
open the compartment door, rub the contacts a bit, and get maybe one
more picture, maybe not.

I posted this query about a month ago, and got a suggestion clean the
contacts, check the springs, etc. I have done this and the contact
points
are all good & clean. No change in performance.

Already checked the obvious -- tried several new batteries and all act
the
same, batteries are not in backwards, etc. The problem is with the
camera,
I know that for sure.

Thanks in advance!

Fred



Any electronics technician with a multimeter can clip-lead your batteries
thru the meter into your camera, and read the current drain the camera is
putting on them in a few minutes. This will tell you why your batteries are
running down. Then, you can send the camera in for repair, and tell the
repair tech that it is drawing "X number of amperes at idle, and you need to
get it fixed." If your batteries are 2000 milliampere-hour batteries, (for
example) and the camera is drawing 4 amps, then the batteries are only going
to last 30 minutes before they are stone cold dead. A camera should only
draw current when it is taking or displaying a picture. When it is idling,
or turned off, it should draw little or no current off of its battery
set.....