Hi everybody.
I'm really pissed off. Last night attended my first Motörhead concert (my ears are still ringing) in the capital city (an eight-hour bus trip). I brought my camera and made sure that it was fully charged before leaving, but anyway I brought the charger (that camera uses a lithium-ion battery) since I've had trouble with battery life before. When I arrived to the terminal station early in the morning, I went to a bathroom and checked the battery. It was OK. Anyway, I plugged the charger to the AC line and re-checked the camera. No charge needed. Went to the venue and the waiting started (from 9:30 in the morning to 8:15 P.M.). I didn't turn the camera on during the whole day, just trying to make sure it was OK for the concert. When I entered the coliseum at 5:00 P.M., I tried to take a full stage picture. After doing it, the camera froze and removed the battery for unlocking it. Success. Tried to take another picture and... no live preview available. Battery charge so low. What the hell? Couldn't find an AC outlet to recharge it. At the end of the concert I had 16 bad pictures.
I replaced the battery last year and I'm not an avid photographer. Not so much camera use, so I don't think one year is time for replacing a lithium-eon battery. So, should I take it to a technician? Time for a new camera? I'm thinking of such option, so I'd like to hear your recommendations. Again, I'm not an avid photographer so my requirements aren't that special, but anyway I'd like to have an affordable camera with enough capabilities for taking great pictures (from a non-photographer perspective) and capturing decent video and, most of all, RELIABLE. Thank you in advance for your input!
P.S.: Here are some of those pics, anyway:
I'm really pissed off. Last night attended my first Motörhead concert (my ears are still ringing) in the capital city (an eight-hour bus trip). I brought my camera and made sure that it was fully charged before leaving, but anyway I brought the charger (that camera uses a lithium-ion battery) since I've had trouble with battery life before. When I arrived to the terminal station early in the morning, I went to a bathroom and checked the battery. It was OK. Anyway, I plugged the charger to the AC line and re-checked the camera. No charge needed. Went to the venue and the waiting started (from 9:30 in the morning to 8:15 P.M.). I didn't turn the camera on during the whole day, just trying to make sure it was OK for the concert. When I entered the coliseum at 5:00 P.M., I tried to take a full stage picture. After doing it, the camera froze and removed the battery for unlocking it. Success. Tried to take another picture and... no live preview available. Battery charge so low. What the hell? Couldn't find an AC outlet to recharge it. At the end of the concert I had 16 bad pictures.
I replaced the battery last year and I'm not an avid photographer. Not so much camera use, so I don't think one year is time for replacing a lithium-eon battery. So, should I take it to a technician? Time for a new camera? I'm thinking of such option, so I'd like to hear your recommendations. Again, I'm not an avid photographer so my requirements aren't that special, but anyway I'd like to have an affordable camera with enough capabilities for taking great pictures (from a non-photographer perspective) and capturing decent video and, most of all, RELIABLE. Thank you in advance for your input!
P.S.: Here are some of those pics, anyway:
. Hope they will reply to my inquiry.
