Canon Battery

[Bryant]

My battery is dying quickly and it's brand new. It only lasts about a half hour, not even taking 100 shots! Today I tested my theory. I charged it until it was completely full. I went out and it only lasted about 30 minutes. My dad's nikon can last 3-4 hours of shooting.

Should i call Canon support? Will they send me a new one in the mail and when it arrives, i put the dead one in the box and ship it back? I would prefer to have a battery that somewhat works, rather than not have one for the 2 weeks that they'd take to ship me one...

Any ideas?

 

[Big Mike]

Where did you buy the camera? I'd call them first, then Canon.

I've been using off-brand batteries for several years. I got them from Sterlingtek.com. They were dirt cheap and they last longer than the Canon battery.

 

[Bryant]

I bought from Canon direct. It was a battery that came in the kit.

 

[Dao]

For sure contact Canon directly. Chances they may not even want you to send the problem battery back.

And yes, I also bought a spare non OEM battery from another online shop and it works like a champ and it hold charge pretty well.

 

[JustAnEngineer]

The battery in my EOS 40D is good for about 1500 shots. You should definitely expect better life from yours.

 

[keith204]

You're not using live view, or spending half the time gazing at the LCD, are you? Also, I second the suggestion to call Canon, and also get Sterlingtek batteries.

 

[Rachelsne]

yeap call canon-this is not normal!

 

[Bryant]

I don't use live-view or view photos for long amounts of time. I only took about 75 shots too. I'll call them later.