Problem

Possible cause

Solution

The camera

Battery voltage

The camera will not attempt to

batteries will

is too low for

charge batteries that may be

not charge.

charging to

damaged or over-discharged.

(continued)

start.

Remove the batteries from the

 

 

camera and charge them in an

 

 

external battery charger, then try

 

 

them in the camera again. If this

 

 

does not work, it is likely that one

 

 

or more of the batteries are bad.

 

 

Purchase new NiMH batteries

 

 

and try again.

 

 

 

 

The wrong AC

Use only the HP AC power

 

power adapter

adapter approved for use with

 

is being used.

this camera. See Purchasing

 

 

camera accessories on page 102.

 

 

 

 

The batteries

NiMH batteries degrade over

 

are damaged

time and can fail. If the camera

 

or bad.

detects a problem with the

 

 

batteries, it will not start charging

 

 

or will stop charging prematurely.

 

 

Purchase new batteries.

 

 

 

The Memory/

The camera

Do nothing. The blinking is

USB light

does not

harmless and should stop after

blinks as if

recognize that

5-30 minutes.

the batteries

there are no

 

are being

batteries

 

recharged,

installed.

 

but there are

 

 

no batteries

 

 

installed.

 

 

 

 

 

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