Even 12 years after this video it is still useful. Had this issue with my Powershot SX100IS. Clip came out while I was trying to do this trick but I managed to pry it back into the slot. It helped in the end. Thanks mate!

@user-pn8kc9pe4b

7 ай бұрын

Can I ask you questions, did you fix your camera like this clip? Mine is the same sx100is as yours. I tried to fix it but it didn't work.

@NikosRevsAndCoffee

7 ай бұрын

@@user-pn8kc9pe4b It did fix it. Perhaps you're using bad batteries? If so you need to switch to either Alkaline or rechargeable NiMH. The issue came back when I put some cheap Philips batteries in there. Then it went away when I put some Alkaline Vartas I had laying around, then I put some rechargeables and it works like a charm. I think this low battery icon thing is more likely caused by crappy batteries than by something related to the contact (unless there is corrosion on the contact which requires a different tactic to fix)

@user-pn8kc9pe4b

7 ай бұрын

@@NikosRevsAndCoffee Thank you so much, I will try it.

THANK YOU!! I have had a Canon Powershot A580 for many years (almost 10yrs) and I use it almost daily. It has been such a reliable little camera until recently when I started getting the low battery warning constantly. I spent a fortune on new high performance batteries, the same as the ones I use to run my digital SLR, and I was still getting the low battery warning and random switching off. I was about to throw it out and buy a new one when I decided to run an internet search for the problem and came across this video. Lifesaver!

Thank you, works like a charm! I've been having this problem for more than a year, and now I finally found the solution.

BTW mine wasn't working at all. Kept saying "Insert Batteries" and would then shut off..

@lixer001

11 ай бұрын

i am too late, but did you find a solution for it?

@orl4759

10 ай бұрын

@@lixer001same problem here

@Prokuratorgeneralny

10 ай бұрын

same

@orl4759

10 ай бұрын

@@Prokuratorgeneralny ja dałem papier po blaszkę od baterii i działa idealnie bo dokładnie nie dochodziła do plusa baterii

@Prokuratorgeneralny

10 ай бұрын

@@orl4759 dzięki też sobie już dałem radę, ale w moim przypadku wystarczyło tylko odpowiednio odgiąć blaszkę :)

i've been trying to figure this out for months and almost bought a new camera even though mine takes great ones! thanks so much!!

Thanks! This fix saved me the price of a new camera! I had been changing batteries in between photos! :) Highly Recommend!

@pup9et

7 жыл бұрын

Here is a better fix. BUY 1.5V rechargeables. NOT 1.2V which is what standard batteries are. Cheap rechargeables are only 1.2v which tells the camera that its half dead by the time you even turn it on! I repeat. use 1.5v rechargeable's. Not 1.2v. The camera requires 1.5v not 1.2. I have 6 of these cameras. www.flickr.com/photos/148601346@N03/

What an easy fix. Very useful for my old Powershot A530. Thanks for that video!

Thank you SO much! My battery life progressively got worse and I was about to give up on my camera. Well done! Working like a charm now.

I was using this method for about a year but it never made any long-term difference. Then I remembered that there's a little watch battery that takes care of the time and date. I bought 5x CR1220 batteries on eBay for 99p, replaced the old one which came with the camera 7years ago and now the battery icon only comes on when the AAs need charging. Hope that helps someone else with the same problem.

@ismacou

9 жыл бұрын

I'll try that. thx

@piwitron

9 жыл бұрын

+Simon Humphrey Thank you, I will try to get this little pesky CR1220 batteries. May be that's the problem, because this video solution did not work for me!

@amandac.3825

8 жыл бұрын

Thank You so much for sharing this! I have a PowerShot SX130 IS that I received as a Christmas gift years ago (2008 perhaps) and I hardly ever used it I have always been delicate with it etc. it started that low battery indicator then turned off saying change batteries. I don't know how many batteries I bought before I realized it wasn't the batteries. Then I see this video and tried it and it still didn't work. It never dawned on me to get that tiny battery replaced! Lol I never even thought about a battery being in there (super beginner with cameras). I am crossing my fingers this will work because I love this camera so much would hate to have spent money trying to get it repaired when all it needed was a new flash battery.. Question though, the battery compartment that takes the two AA, the cover gets very hot fast.. Any idea what that may mean?

@victoracon2687

7 жыл бұрын

Energy consumption in this camera model SX130 is high, I have the same model. Another thing you can do is inserting pieces of paper behind contacts, I can fix my Canon SX130 bending the contacts but maybe in the future I will have to insert a piece of paper to increase the pressure between battery and contacts

@laifongchan537

5 жыл бұрын

How do you change the watch battery?

Thanks for the vid man!! I just fixed mine. I removed the little oval plastic piece, cleaned of the manganese on the + side and bent the little metal piece out. Works line new!!

I can't thank you enough. So simple and I was so complexed over it. It's fixed and I thank you thank you thank!!!!!

First of all, thank you very much for this video. I thought the problem with my camera was related to the capacity of the batteries until now. I even bought a PANASONIC ENELOOP battery yesterday by paying a lot of money. I did a google search as the problem still persisted. I came across this video. And finally I solved the problem thanks to you.

Worked like a charm. A year of frustration ended. Thanks.

u r an angel .. thanks for fixing my camera ... kept it in my locker for 10 months as it was not working and showing low batt.. respect !!

Thank you! My camera just started doing this 2 mins ago and I found your video and I fixed it.

Thank you very much! I stumbled upon my old camera and felt very nostalgic. Tried to power it up after putting in new batteries but it kept turning off. Then I did what you said and now it’s fixed!

i was really excited seeing this fix, thanks mate!

Amazing, it works! My old Powershot SX120IS was revived. What a shame for Canon, such a simple defect to fix. Thank you very much friend, a like for your channel

Any word on a fix for the 330 hs battery terminal issue? Can''t seem to find a fix. I really don't want to waste weeks to send it out to canon.

It is also constantly displayed for my camera Canon PowerShot A2000 IS. I tried that but it doesn't work. Do you have any other tips?

Thanks a billion from me as well. I had the exact same problem with the Powershot A470 and had stopped using it for almost 2 years. Now it's up and running again :-).

Saved me a lot of money. Thank you!

I have a PowerShot A410 and it always says "change battery" even though the batteries are new. This really helped me big time. Thank you so much!!

yOU are awesome! Followed your video and my camera is working perfect--no more low battery flashing! THANKS!

THANKS!! It worked for my Canon Powershot A720IS. Your video just saved me a few hundred bucks buying a new camera and pulling out the rest of my remaining hair! :) Now I can shoot widefield astrophotographs with it again!

@eduardolarrea4426

5 жыл бұрын

Hi! It still working?

Brilliant thanks, I'd replaced the backup battery in my old Canon PowerShot A570 IS but was still getting this issue. I just gently bent the battery connector and it works fine now - cheers!

i search ab cameras not turning on but im glad i clicked on this becuz this is my problem since i revived my dads camera TT this helped a lot thank you i thought i bought a wrong battery

I'm going to try this on my Canon Powershot A480 - would tin foil jammed in not work easier??

Mr. Whitehead: Thank you, I just fix my Canon SX130 IS with your method. I tried before using dielectric solvent, rubbing contacts and batteries and I tested several alcaline and Litium battery brands. The camera has been working for 4 years without problems and I had took more than 5000 pictures. Now, I am trying to fix another camera, 12 years old Canon S2, with the same problem, but I never tried to fix it because I replaced with a new toy, a DSLR and I lost my interest for S2. Gracias Sr. Whitehead, se le agradece por haber subido y compartido este método para reparar el problema del mensaje de Cambio de baterias. Mi cámara Canon SX-130 empezó a dar ese mensaje despues de 4 años de funcionamiento sin problemas y despues de haber tomado mas de 5000 fotos, Habia probado varias marcas de bateria alcalina y tambien baterias de litio. Tambien se probo limpiando los contactos de las baterias y de la camara con solvente dielectrico y frotandolos tambien. Pienso tambien intentar reparar una camara S2 de la misma marca que tiene 12 años de antiguedad, me fallo luego de 5 años de uso pero no trate de repararla en aquel momento porque habia comprado una camara DSLR y deje esta camara S2 de lado, aunque ya tecnologicamente superado si logro corregir el problema tendremos mas experiencia de como corregir estos problemas que pueden tener varios origenes, como las baterias, los contactos, el circuito interno, el sistema electronico o por ahi vi que alguien decia en un foro que es el motor que mueve el zoom de los lentes que hace un pico de corriente al inicio.

Great advice. So simple! I was ready to buy another camera & chuck this because I was so frustrated. Thanks alot.

I had the same problem, and the same model camera. This worked for me, thank you for making this video

it started working for about 3 seconds once i did it on both batteries but my problem to start with wasn't the flashing low battery sign it was actually the screen saying change the batteries - do i need different AA batteries? or is it with the little round battery ? i thought it shouldn't matter but...

I'm having this problem but with a Vivicam 8400 digital vivitar. Any tips? I tried this but it didn't help much

thanks!! you could put someting under de contact too to keep press againts the battery.

I know this video is 8 years old but it fixed my camera. Thanks so much!!

@florencemanzolim1917

4 жыл бұрын

Does the flashing affect the battery of the camera?

Very helpful. Saved my time and money :)

minha camera estava com o mesmo problema segui suas instruções ficou perfeita novamente, muito obrigado!!! parabéns!!!

that little thing that you bent there just broke. now what should i do to replace it?

Thanx! Just wanted to revive my old Canon Powershot 540 and replaced the CR1220. Well, after still getting a battery warning, bending the contact did indeed help.

Thanks Dave, worked on the 480, didn't need pliers, mine had a plastic insert clipped into camera, just clipped it out and works a treat! :)

@Genghiscunt

Жыл бұрын

How did u do it

Thanks. Fixed my Canon Powershot 710A IS with the same trick. I only had to bend out both of the contacts as the second one is also only a flimsy metal strip.

Very helpful. This fixed my camera. Thanks a lot.

I have the same problem but with a Canon Powershot SX20IS which needs 4 Double A batts and doesn't have the metal rod you can bend but instead 4 flat metal circles, Any suggestions?

GOAT 🐐 Worked on an A470. Thanks man!

does it work with sx120is? My sx120 has this problem too!

You just helped me fix my A570, appreciate the assist!!!

if someone is watching this in 2024; use a thinfoil and wrap around a small peace of that metal contact he was bending, if its not enough wrap another peace and another until it works! Edit: If it still doesn't work, then its the small battery that you have to locate (you will usually notice that the "set date" when you turn on the camera appears its usually that battery) and just replace it.

thank you!! i got a camera with battery problems and this was such a simple solution :)

Wow I can't believe this worked but it did! Such an easy fix!!!

Had the same issue. I cleaned my contacts first with a Norwex rubber brush. Even though my contacts looked okay, after cleaning them you could tell a difference. They should be nice and shiny. Works great now. I recommend cleaning the contacts before bending them.

Thanks a lot Dave... Fixed my problem :-)

So what do I do if that hook that holds the battery thing down is broken?

I have a Canon A480 Powershot Digital Camera that was showing the low-battery icon even though the two batteries I put in it were both brand new and measured 1.6V on my Digital Multimeter, I tried bending one of the battery contacts up a bit and that seemed to fix it, cheers for that suggestion.

Excellent fix. Thank you!

Immediately fixed the problem on my A570is. Thanks for the tip.

Thankyou, just sorted out my Daughters A495 Canon using your method..

I've had this annoying issue for years on my Canon power shot A720 lS. I saw a blog which said to try lifting the battery contact IN THE BOTTOM of the battery compartment. I did try it but it;s not easy to get to easily nor see what you are doing. I wouldn't want to break the connection. I love my little camera and have tow others but still prefer to use this which I;m used to.I've got the added problem of the battery case not closing home on one side. Nothing I can do about that.

I'm impressed with the videography. Who's holding the camera? Are there two people involved in making this video? Great job!

Thanks! it was really helpful

Thanks bruh. You smart and just saved my money.

Thank you soooo much Sir Dave! u just saved my canon powershot A400.. ^_^

It worked for my A1200. Thank you so much.

bless you and your accent! that was really helpful

Thank you it really worked for canon powershot A530

perfect Thanks so much for the info!! fixed my camera

THAT was a great hint! Now my sx130 is working fine again - I just bught a new sx620, as I had not found any clues! But hey - it´s two canons now: Akimbo Style :)

Acabo de arreglar mi cámara gracias a ti, you are great! Thanks

Worked very well!

Thanks a lot. It worked for me.

Nice one, I was about to try ti see how to get to the other end, cheers.

Thank you so much!!!! It worked perfectly on my A1200 that I was going to bring to the technical service or to the garbage...

wow it worked for me too! thanks for uploading!

Works on the A590 Powershot, since doing the video couple years ago the issue hasn't reoccured. Rechargable AA are perfectly ok, I get 400+ photos per charge and they'll happily keep their charge till needed. Don't believe the myths :)

Thanks that was a big help!

YES... i was close to throw my camera at the wall but you saved me! Such an easy fix.

on certain cams no issue like SX 130is. contact at same level. there with Stereodatamaker warning could come too early, but we had a software-workaround.

Thank you so much fixed my PowerPoint a570

thanks dave, thanks worked. canon powershot s1 I tried to model machine. Whether thank God. You have a good thing. love and respect from turkey

@RaghebSaidani

7 жыл бұрын

how many days the battery stay working on ur camera ?

Amigo muchas gracias acá desde chile saludos !!! Me salvó

Still a great solution in 2024.

Thank you- it worked!

it works ! Canon Powershot SX110IS ! I put a little piece of paper behind contact

I have the same problem, my camera is Canon Power Shot A490, but this solution did not work for me. Can someone help me ?

Shit! You saved my money. It worked! Thanks a lot!

Thanks man. It worked

Anyone fix their A720 using this method? Changed the date and time battery and that stopped flashing but the low battery flashing is still an issue, despite bending the contacts

You sir are a genius... thank you

This seems to work on my A710. Thanks!

The fix is to use high power batteries like eneloop pro, cheap ones just don’t work, if the batteries weren’t making contact it wouldn’t power on

Parabéns pelo vídeo 👏👏👏👏

Thanks a lot, I had the same problem, now it's solved...

Works like a charm :)

Need help low battery signal on canon powershot a540

Thanks! It works on A540 :D

Mine said "change batteries" then it turns off. Its a canon powershot a495 can someone help me?

Thank you so much! I just fixed my camera like that.

Graciass logre arreglar la cámara, no sabia que era lo que le pasaba 🙏🏻

Worked on my A470

works for me too. thanks a lot!

Thanks. You should consider that touching any contacts on camera or batteries with fingers can bring you bad contact effect, too. Clear all contacts with fine sandpaper and avoid touching them with your skin for best result.