D5D prob!

tokrot · 11th September 2005

Hi guys,

Had a friend who bought a dynax 5d from the comex. Until now, he still cannot charge his batteries. He had gone back to HN to change the so called "faulty" batteries or chargers but it still exhibited low battery on his 5D. The salesman tested the batteries in their 5Ds (showing low batteries) and chargers and indeed the batteries were immediately cut off after 30 secs. He told me he first time charged his batteries for 8 hrs and I told him to stop charging for extra 30 mins more after the 1st full charge. He told me the same problem again.

For his case, I am either suspecting it's user problem or the camera. 3 trips and 3 batteries/chargers already dead. Anyone has a similiar experience to share? I am asking him to go back to KM service centre to have his 5D/battery/charger checked.

edit: btw just got a phone call from him that the power cord was never changed. HN denied to change becoz they said it very rare to have the cord spoilt. Now I am suspecting is the damn cord..

dominator · 11th September 2005

have multimeter?

test the socket pin point to the contacts on the charger.

Drudkh · 11th September 2005

The cord is the standard 2 pins '8' figure socket, and most electrical appliances will use this cord. Can you ask your friend if he has the same cord used by other electrical appliances? Swop it if he has the cord.

apchoo · 11th September 2005

Originally Posted by tokrot

edit: btw just got a phone call from him that the power cord was never changed. HN denied to change becoz they said it very rare to have the cord spoilt. Now I am suspecting is the damn cord..

The 5D uses the NP-400 battery, right? So assuming that the battery charger is identical to the 7D's, its power cord is just a normal figure-8 cord which you can buy from your local electrical store ... or you may even have one lying around the house somewhere from another electrical or electronic device. Just swap the cord and see if it makes any difference if you suspect it's faulty.

choo · 11th September 2005

I got my 5D at Comex too...my batt dry out very fast...it exhausted after 170 shots...and now the card slot got problem...the ejector pin cannot retract...it keep on bouch back...i cannot insert my memory card inside...

captnj · 11th September 2005

batt run out fast is it on single autofocus ? cos continuous AF is supposedly veyr batt draining...

TME · 11th September 2005

Originally Posted by choo

I got my 5D at Comex too...my batt dry out very fast...it exhausted after 170 shots...and now the card slot got problem...the ejector pin cannot retract...it keep on bouch back...i cannot insert my memory card inside...

Looks like the catch is a little faulty. But sometimes it might be a user problem. Have u replaced the card before? Usually I leave the card in the camera... no point taking out...

apchoo · 11th September 2005

Originally Posted by captnj

batt run out fast is it on single autofocus ? cos continuous AF is supposedly veyr batt draining...

I've only had my 7D for 3 days, and the weather has been rainy and gloomy, hardly ideal outdoor photography weather, so I've been shooting 99% indoors with fill flash, AF, image review set at 5s and using a battery sapping IBM 1GB Microdrive. I got approx. 250 shots before the 7D refused to turn on---was quite impressed with this battery performance (original KM NP-400 1,500mAh).

TME · 11th September 2005

Originally Posted by apchoo

I've only had my 7D for 3 days, and the weather has been rainy and gloomy, hardly ideal outdoor photography weather, so I've been shooting 99% indoors with fill flash, AF, image review set at 5s and using a battery sapping IBM 1GB Microdrive. I got approx. 250 shots before the 7D refused to turn on---was quite impressed with this battery performance (original KM NP-400 1,500mAh).

Wow! I assume that the flash u are referring to is the built-in flash?

apchoo · 11th September 2005

Originally Posted by TME

Wow! I assume that the flash u are referring to is the built-in flash?

Yep!

Drudkh · 11th September 2005

Microdrive drains more battery.

Flyingpig · 12th September 2005

Woah, looks like the Comex KM5D has got batt problem? Hehe i shot 300 over with my 5D and the batt is still lasting

kelster · 12th September 2005

bought mine at Comex as well...shot over 200++ images...no issue so far leh...still using my 1st charge....might be some quality issues on some units...

zcf · 12th September 2005

Bought the D5D for about 3 weeks already, shoot about 3K (most cannot make it) of photos. Have the original one and the generic EG one, so far both charging also no problem, one battery usually last me 400-600 shoots, quite long lasting.

Lawyon · 12th September 2005

Fully charged mine for 8 hours for first time charging.
I could take 1.5 gigs of pic (mixture of raw+jpeg then jpeg only) before the battery flat out.
Used with couple of fill-flash, mostly outdoors.

Think Tokrot friend could have the set change 1 to 1 if it was
within 7 days or pehaps talk to the store manager (not the salesman).

Buying stuff from exhibition are always a matter of checking all the stuff within the show days. Very rush indeed if you cannot really spare the time. Then again, if any faults were discovered within the period, you can get it changed more conveniently.

tokrot · 18th September 2005

OK problems found!~.. he went back to HN and changed the entire camera and charger/batt/power cord and came back. He rang me up to say it was still the same prob~!

In the end, he found out that the so called low-batt was in fact not low battery. The low battery is indicated by red bar not the normal battery sign. In the end, he damn malu. I told him to read the manual but he just roughly read through.

so the moral of the story: READ THE MANUAL WITH UNDERSTANDING

Lawyon · 18th September 2005

Problem solved. Now, time to really use the 5D.

raincool2005 · 18th September 2005

I realised something about KM 5D, i need a spare battery ! i am using a 1G card inside, seems like the battery fits just nice for a 1G usage in 2 days, about 400 shots...40 percent with in built flash

coolman · 18th September 2005

Originally Posted by raincool2005

I realised something about KM 5D, i need a spare battery ! i am using a 1G card inside, seems like the battery fits just nice for a 1G usage in 2 days, about 400 shots...40 percent with in built flash

I would say every camera/device will need a spare battery

TME · 18th September 2005

Originally Posted by raincool2005

I realised something about KM 5D, i need a spare battery ! i am using a 1G card inside, seems like the battery fits just nice for a 1G usage in 2 days, about 400 shots...40 percent with in built flash

If u dun use flash u probably can squeeze another 100 shots out of that battery...

11th September 2005	#1
tokrot Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,243	D5D prob! Hi guys, Had a friend who bought a dynax 5d from the comex. Until now, he still cannot charge his batteries. He had gone back to HN to change the so called "faulty" batteries or chargers but it still exhibited low battery on his 5D. The salesman tested the batteries in their 5Ds (showing low batteries) and chargers and indeed the batteries were immediately cut off after 30 secs. He told me he first time charged his batteries for 8 hrs and I told him to stop charging for extra 30 mins more after the 1st full charge. He told me the same problem again. For his case, I am either suspecting it's user problem or the camera. 3 trips and 3 batteries/chargers already dead. Anyone has a similiar experience to share? I am asking him to go back to KM service centre to have his 5D/battery/charger checked. edit: btw just got a phone call from him that the power cord was never changed. HN denied to change becoz they said it very rare to have the cord spoilt. Now I am suspecting is the damn cord.. __________________ Colors of Photography through my eyes... Last edited by tokrot; 11th September 2005 at 04:38 PM.

11th September 2005	#2
dominator Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Amazon Forest Posts: 1,623	Re: D5D prob! have multimeter? test the socket pin point to the contacts on the charger. __________________ Cleanse your thoughts, not by the foods you eat.

11th September 2005	#3
Drudkh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,019	Re: D5D prob! The cord is the standard 2 pins '8' figure socket, and most electrical appliances will use this cord. Can you ask your friend if he has the same cord used by other electrical appliances? Swop it if he has the cord.

11th September 2005	#5
choo Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Sembawang Posts: 876	Re: D5D prob! I got my 5D at Comex too...my batt dry out very fast...it exhausted after 170 shots...and now the card slot got problem...the ejector pin cannot retract...it keep on bouch back...i cannot insert my memory card inside...

11th September 2005	#6
captnj Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,399	Re: D5D prob! batt run out fast is it on single autofocus ? cos continuous AF is supposedly veyr batt draining...

11th September 2005	#11
Drudkh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,019	Re: D5D prob! Microdrive drains more battery.

12th September 2005	#12
Flyingpig Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: SG Posts: 731	Re: D5D prob! Woah, looks like the Comex KM5D has got batt problem? Hehe i shot 300 over with my 5D and the batt is still lasting __________________ My Website

12th September 2005	#13
kelster Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Everywhere where e sun shines Posts: 1,078	Re: D5D prob! bought mine at Comex as well...shot over 200++ images...no issue so far leh...still using my 1st charge....might be some quality issues on some units...

12th September 2005	#14
zcf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 270 degree of Singapore Posts: 6,689	Re: D5D prob! Bought the D5D for about 3 weeks already, shoot about 3K (most cannot make it) of photos. Have the original one and the generic EG one, so far both charging also no problem, one battery usually last me 400-600 shoots, quite long lasting. __________________ Sony Alpha 700 hobbyist

12th September 2005	#15
Lawyon Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 135	Re: D5D prob! Fully charged mine for 8 hours for first time charging. I could take 1.5 gigs of pic (mixture of raw+jpeg then jpeg only) before the battery flat out. Used with couple of fill-flash, mostly outdoors. Think Tokrot friend could have the set change 1 to 1 if it was within 7 days or pehaps talk to the store manager (not the salesman). Buying stuff from exhibition are always a matter of checking all the stuff within the show days. Very rush indeed if you cannot really spare the time. Then again, if any faults were discovered within the period, you can get it changed more conveniently.

18th September 2005	#16
tokrot Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,243	Re: D5D prob! OK problems found!~.. he went back to HN and changed the entire camera and charger/batt/power cord and came back. He rang me up to say it was still the same prob~! In the end, he found out that the so called low-batt was in fact not low battery. The low battery is indicated by red bar not the normal battery sign. In the end, he damn malu. I told him to read the manual but he just roughly read through. so the moral of the story: READ THE MANUAL WITH UNDERSTANDING __________________ Colors of Photography through my eyes...

18th September 2005	#17
Lawyon Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 135	Re: D5D prob! Problem solved. Now, time to really use the 5D. Last edited by Lawyon; 18th September 2005 at 02:38 AM.

18th September 2005	#18
raincool2005 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Raffles Place Posts: 1,694	Re: D5D prob! I realised something about KM 5D, i need a spare battery ! i am using a 1G card inside, seems like the battery fits just nice for a 1G usage in 2 days, about 400 shots...40 percent with in built flash Last edited by raincool2005; 18th September 2005 at 02:16 AM.