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NX300 Battery Drain when off?

Started Apr 27, 2014 | Discussions thread
Isola Verde
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Re: NX300 Battery Drain when off?

MikeSor wrote:

The internal battery on my Samsung NX300 won't hold a charge and thus the date / time is continually wrong. Is it a bad battery, or maybe a bad capacitor? Thanks, MikeSor

Only a few days ago I tried my own NX300, after leaving it in a drawer for several months - and yes, the battery was flat and the date/time needed resetting... and those were then lost afresh when I removed and reinserted a charged battery.

Good news for me though was that it did settle (after leaving it with a charged battery in it for a day or so), and now works as it had done previously... although I've not left it without a battery in it for more than a few minutes.

Some time back I had a very similar experience with the NX3000 - which needed a little longer, but did eventually respond in the same way! [That one has the benefit of USB charging, so is easier to "top up" occasionally, which I now try to remember to do!]

So I'd recommend persevering, as the capacitor - or whatever it is inside - does seem capable of being revived.

Good luck,

Peter

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