[MacDV] Re: Camcorder Battery Problem

[James Asherman]

my sony batteries are getting unpredicatable too.
They seem to charge better on the TRV900 than in the charger P/S that I 
have, but I am never sure which
one is just going to crap out.
Jim

Preston wrote:

> Never seen that one before.  I have a 103 as well, but never dropped 
> it & it still works fine.  Might be worth taking it in for a look over.
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> -Preston
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>> 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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