The camera has not been working with batteries i put in it,it displays battery low in less than a minute i put new batteries

-Nothing will last. Keep charging when it's low.

Good luck
Mai

I bought a kodak c182 for my daughters wedding. it work wonderfully, but now I have a problem with the batteries. I can put in new batteries take 1 picture, then it says low battery and shut off. I have place seveal new batteries in and get the same results. Could it possibly be a promblem with the memory card.

I had the same problem with new batteries reporting as "low" and instant shut-off. After I found that it would stay on when plugged into USB, I suspected a firmware bug in the camera (I am a computer engineer). So I thought "how can I fool it?" I then found that it would stay on if you power it up with the rotary dial BETWEEN the video and manual ("M") setting -- in the "illegal" position. The after it's on, every mode works!

--Dan S.
Ithaca, NY

Go to the menus and make sure that the correct batteries are marked. Set the menus to the kind of batteries, it will make a difference.

There's always the possibility that your new batteries are defective, or that your charger is not working properly, but the problem you describe is frequently due to corrosion on the battery contacts inside the camera. Remove the batteries and wipe the camera contacts firmly with a clean cloth (heavy corrosion buildups may require cleaning with a wire brush, steel wool, or sandpaper). Remove any residue that may have fallen into the battery compartment, clean the contacts at both ends of the batteries, and reinstall them in the camera. Assuming that the batteries are fresh/fully charged, this takes care of about 90% of the startup problems. I hope it works for you.

I also have this problem. I put freshly recharged batteries in the DX3900 and the camera starts to turn on and reads the memory card (the green LED blinks) and then I notice that the in CAPTURE mode the lens does not extend out of the body housing. The top display shows a flashing low battery warning and after approx. 15 seconds, the camera shuts off with no function.

I have determined that the camera appears to have changed its low battery sense level as I have verified that the batteries are indeed fully charged by using a volt meter. If I have the camera in a warm environment, and do not have the LCD display on (removes a major power drain) the camera can be made to work for a short while. If I select the LCD to turn on, the extra drain seems to cause the camera's battery monitor to think that the battery voltage is too low and the camera shut down. I have yet to resolve this issue.

This Could Be Cheap Batteries Also They Make Rechargeable battery Packs That Last For A Lot Longer Then Reg Batteries.

I had the same problem with my A345, it got worse and worse until now, everytime I try to take a photo the camera turns off. My brother has the same camera, his also does this.

I had problem with the "brand new" battereis that came with camera (date on batteries was thru 2014) ... after 2 or 3 pictures ... camera would not work. I replaced with fresh batteries ... works great now. I checked voltage on shipped batteries (that came with camera) ... was about 1.3 volts ... new battereis should be 1.55+ volts. This suggests that shipped "brand new| batteries ... are not "brand new". I called Polaroid .. best I got was "sorry" ... and "call Duracell".

go for the new charger. Keep the battery, always good to have a couple of batteries[I have 3 lions and when I was using AA's I had 6 sets of 4.