How do I know when an EN-EL! for the Nikon Coolpix 5000 is fully charged? what do the following conditions indicate? 1. Charger red light flashing 2. charger red light steady 3. charger red light off? Avraham.

I noticed that you noted that you have a new battery. Have you fully charged it? Although batteries are charged before they leave the factory, you do not know how long they have been sitting on the dealer's shelf slowly discharging. The charging time for your EN-EL10 battery is about 100 minutes. Once your battery is fully charged, try to turn the camera on again. If it still doesn't work, you may have bought a defective battery, the battery contacts on the battery, the battery charger or in your camera's battery compartment may be dirty or the battery charger may be defective.
To clean terminals, rub a clean pencil eraser across the contacts. That will remove any dirt, grime or oils that may be preventing a solid electrical contact. Once the contacts are clean, charge the battery again and retry it in the camera.
If all that fails, contact the Nikon USA Service Center at 1-800-645-6687 9AM-8PM EST, Monday to Friday.

with a little searching you can find a "european ti american adapter" that will plug in the wall here to charge the device.

Does the battery pack work? Leaving it on the charger for 24 hours shouldn't hurt the pack (too much) since the charger shuts off when the pack is fully charged. The most likely result would be a slight reduction in the capacity, but it should still work.

You shouldn't need to order another battery pack unless it no longer works.

It probably wasn't the charger that was bad, but the rechargeable battery. They go bad over time.
According to the manual you need an EN-EL10 rechargeable battery.

try leaving the camera on to drain the battery down, then try charging it again.. or could be a bad battery

This is a old post, But the prob is/was your Battery if defective.

Read page 16 of the manual. Do not use any other charger with this camera. Are you sure you have the battery inserted correctly? When trying to charge, does the green light blink? If so, when it stops blinking and turns off, the battery should be fully charged. Do not attempt to turn the camera on while the charger is trying to charge the battery.

The S220 uses the EN-EL10 battery. The camera does NOT incorporate any charging circuitry, so connecting it to a computer actually drains the battery. In order to charge the battery, you need the MH-63 battery charger or a third-party equivalent.

If you need a charger, you can order one from your local Nikon dealer or from http://www.nikonmall.com

You should have a battery charger for the battery pack. The charger has an indicator. While charging, the light is in red. Once the battery if full, the led indicator will turn green.

download the manual here
http://www.retrevo.com/s/Nikon-MH-53-review-manual/id/605ag014/t/1-2/