My pentax m20 optio wont turn on.. it says abttery depleted but battery is fine. It's lens won't retrac. I tried to connect it on my pc.. tried to load up some pics.. when i disconnected it, camera is now turn on.. howeverm when i tried to take a picture.. or press the play button.. it's not working..:( i switched it off hoping it to work.. sadly, when i turned on the power button there goes the 'battery depleted' message again... -sigh-
Hi there - these are older posts, but I just experienced this problem (it appears to be pretty common). The fix I discovered (that works), is to insert your batteries (make sure they're fresh), and then press and hold the "on" button plus "Menu" button, together at the same time. Hold until the firmware resets (a message will pop up on screen and the camera will reset). Voila! It works again for as long as the batteries are in and operational. Also note that in my case, if the batteries are taken out, I have to go thru the reset process again, but at least I have the camera back up and running. Hope this helps others!!
This is not solution..lol..It`s just I have same problem..But i buy new battery and after 10 min is again message:battery depleted... ..What I`m gone do???
The battery could actually have been depleted. This happens if the battery does not have enough power to playback images or take a picture. If the batteries are exhausted, the battery indicator can still indicate full power.
So first try to clean the battery contacts using a pencil eraser. If this fails to help you, buy a new battery.
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