Camcorder Battery Problem

[Phil A. Lefebvre]

A awhile back I dropped my Sony TRV-103 Digital 8 camcorder. Didn't 
think much of it as it seemed to work just fine. I did notice that my 
batteries were dying rather quickly, but I figured they were just too 
old (3 years old to be exact). Well, I bought a new one and that one 
dies prematurely too. (after 30 minutes, even though it is rated for 
240 minutes.) When I take it out and put it back in, the battery 
isn't dead, as the camcorder reports it still has 200 minutes of 
life. Regardless of how much life the battery has, the camcorder 
seems to stop being able to get juice from it after about 30 minutes. 
Has anyone seen this before?
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Phil Lefebvre
Chicago, IL