I recently bought a new P520 camera. I have only used it a couple times. After unpacking it and going over the manual, I inserted a SD card and charged the battery. I took a few photos around home which seemed to be okay, and turned it off. A couple weeks later I turned it on to prep for a hike, and noticed the battery strength seemed low, so I gave it a full charge while turned off. The very next day I took it on a hike and only got about 30 pic's in before it said: battery depleted. After getting home I again gave it a full charge while off, then turned it on, took one shot with the flash, and it immediately said battery depleted. Seems like a faulty battery to me, and hopefully nothing else is wrong. Any suggestions on where to get another Nikon battery for this model? Any other thoughts on what might be wrong?Harold
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P520 battery
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It's definitely a battery. But, nevertheless, take a look at this review: Nikon P520 review | Cameralabs
citations: "the 200 shot capacity of the COOLPIX P520 quite a limitation, with the low battery indicator appearing all too soon"; "There is an optional external charger available, the MH-61"
citations: "the 200 shot capacity of the COOLPIX P520 quite a limitation, with the low battery indicator appearing all too soon"; "There is an optional external charger available, the MH-61"
DragonDL: Thank you for the reply and the review link. I need to read more up on this camera, so that review helps. Should have read it before buying this camera though. Might buy one of two new batteries...It's definitely a battery. But, nevertheless, take a look at this review: Nikon P520 review | Cameralabscitations: "the 200 shot capacity of the COOLPIX P520 quite a limitation, with the low battery indicator appearing all too soon"; "There is an optional external charger available, the MH-61"
Sorry to bring the bad news: the point'n'shoot cameras (including the so-called megazoom models) are characterized (among the other things) by being equipped with relatively low capacity batteries. From what I gathered, the best result in this regard is achieved with the 4 AA battery pacs (of, course, if the specific model supports them) provided that these batteries actually belong with the NiMH type - a few years ago I used to shoot with one of the Fuji's "megazooms" in combination with 4 Eneready 2200 mAh, with which I was able to squeeze out 400+ shots per charge, half of which were taken with the internal flash!
But nowadays the producers are not so happy about letting people make their choices in terms of the power supply of their cameras - the photographer is mainly restricted to use the "original" (that is: camera model-specific) batteries which are, except for those made for the upper class DSLR models, capable of "covering" 150-300 shots per one charge... Money makes the World go 'round...
But nowadays the producers are not so happy about letting people make their choices in terms of the power supply of their cameras - the photographer is mainly restricted to use the "original" (that is: camera model-specific) batteries which are, except for those made for the upper class DSLR models, capable of "covering" 150-300 shots per one charge... Money makes the World go 'round...
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skizzerflake
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I don't recall who it was, but a Google search for EL-EN5 batteries yielded a number of sites that sell them way cheaper than the ones with the Nikon logo on them. I bought two extras plus a charger for something like $25. They seem to last nearly as long as the original equipment. I keep them charged and in my bag. You're right, 30 shots is not enough; you probably have a bad battery.