Battery drain when not in use

I have an Olympus C-750 camera. When not in use, the battery drains
in about a week.

I called the company and they claim it is normal for the camera to
drain the battery when it is turned off. Is this true???

If I take out the batteries, I will loose the date and time stamp.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Mike

Mike wrote:
> I have an Olympus C-750 camera. When not in use, the battery drains
> in about a week.
>
> I called the company and they claim it is normal for the camera to
> drain the battery when it is turned off. Is this true???
>
> If I take out the batteries, I will loose the date and time stamp.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks

What kind of cells are you using? Mine last a lot longer than a week,
but cells can be different.

It is true that most cameras has come drain when not in use. It is also
true that some cells self discharge faster than others.

It is also true that if you don't shut down your digital camera, it is
likely to dray a lot of power.

What memory device are you using?

--
Joseph E. Meehan

26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math

Your doing better than me. I got a Fuji Finpix A330 and the batteries are
dead overnight. The camera is off (lens cover fully closed) and not
connected to anything.

I don't know the type of memory card your camera uses, but in my case, Fuji
claims some cards will drain the batteries. Mine uses xD which should not
drain the batt. Try removing the card during storage.

Do you keep the camera connected to anything?

How old are the batteries? After several charge discharge cycles, the
batteries can become weak and not hold a full charge as a new one.

My digital rebel and finepix 6800 will last for weeks if not months on a
charge even though I use them on the weekends for a few shots.
bg

"Mike" <> wrote in message
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> I have an Olympus C-750 camera. When not in use, the battery drains
> in about a week.
>
> I called the company and they claim it is normal for the camera to
> drain the battery when it is turned off. Is this true???
>
> If I take out the batteries, I will loose the date and time stamp.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks

Mike wrote:
> I have an Olympus C-750 camera. When not in use, the battery drains
> in about a week.
>
> I called the company and they claim it is normal for the camera to
> drain the battery when it is turned off. Is this true???
>
> If I take out the batteries, I will loose the date and time stamp.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks

It is normal for a camera to draw current when not 'on', but it is NOT
normal for it to run down batteries in a week.
If this is normal for that model camera, then the engineers really
messed up.

Ron Hunter wrote:

> Mike wrote:
>
>> I have an Olympus C-750 camera. When not in use, the battery drains
>> in about a week.
>>
>> I called the company and they claim it is normal for the camera to
>> drain the battery when it is turned off. Is this true???
>>
>> If I take out the batteries, I will loose the date and time stamp.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>> Thanks
>
>
> It is normal for a camera to draw current when not 'on', but it is NOT
> normal for it to run down batteries in a week.
> If this is normal for that model camera, then the engineers really
> messed up.
Not my experience at all with a canon A40, have had batteries in camera
for 22 weeks and over 200 shots (see another post). The A40 has a little
watch battery for date/time, very nice thought for when changing
batteries, but drain that would be minimal, watches run for years and
power a display to boot.
Dave Cohen

Mike,

There are possibly 2 factors here.

Firstly, the 750 uses its main battery to keep its memory of date,
time etc but 1 week is a bit quick - the current drain is low. But
Olympus is correct in saying that some current drain is normal for
this camera.

Secondly, if you are using rechargable batteries, they lose their
charge naturally over time. Again, one week is a bit fast, but if your
batteries are old, or you have one poor battery, this could happen.

Try a different set of batteries. I normally have 3 sets when I travel
- 1 in the camera, 1 spare in the camera bag and 1 set in the charger.

Regards,

Felix

On 23 Jul 2004 05:10:46 -0700, (Mike) wrote:

>I have an Olympus C-750 camera. When not in use, the battery drains
>in about a week.
>
>I called the company and they claim it is normal for the camera to
>drain the battery when it is turned off. Is this true???
>
>If I take out the batteries, I will loose the date and time stamp.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks

Sounds like a similar problem to what I have now, only yours is not as
severe. I had never had battery drain problems like this over a 1-2 week
period. I have a film camera that will hold the date, etc., for months and
still not appreciable change in battery strength.

Sounds to me like this C-700 series Olympus has a design flaw in the power
circuitry. With mine, one day, the camera felt hot to the touch. After that,
the "battery empty" message comes up even when the batteries are new/good.
I'm about ready to send it off to Olympus for the $155 repair and
accompanying 1 year warranty.

Sorry, not much help, just commiseration.

Fred

Some battery drain, yes, but it shouldn't be noticeable in a week or two.


> On 23 Jul 2004 05:10:46 -0700, (Mike) wrote:
>
> >I have an Olympus C-750 camera. When not in use, the battery drains
> >in about a week.
> >
> >I called the company and they claim it is normal for the camera to
> >drain the battery when it is turned off. Is this true???
> >
> >If I take out the batteries, I will loose the date and time stamp.
> >
> >Any suggestions?
> >
> >Thanks