I went out to take a few pictures today (right before the sun went down), and noticed that my camera batteries are going from something that seems fully charged to completely empty within a couple minutes. All of my BP-511s were “fully charged” according to my charger.

The batteries getting drained issue is basically one of three things:

  • My Canon D60

  • The charger

  • The batteries themselves

I would guess that it is less likely that it would be the batteries (of which my camera takes one at a time), as there are five different ones, many purchased at different times.

It could be the charger itself. It might not be charging the batteries appropriately. It is, however, a dual-battery charger so both charging points (or something that is common with each) would have to be out of whack.

If it is not one of those two, it could very well be my camera itself. I am, after all, getting a full battery reported for a few minutes before it goes dead.

Hopefully someone from work (with a compatible Canon) will bring in their camera, batteries, and charger to help in figuring this out as quickly as possible.