D700 and MB-D10 battery pack problems`

JatZillaJatZilla Registered Users Posts: 19 Big grins
edited January 10, 2012 in Cameras
Hi, My camera/gear is just over a year old and has never been dropped or abused in any way. I recently noticed that the camera shows "low battery" for the battery pack even though I have put in a new set of eight AA batteries. In this condition, I can't click any picture.

If I remove the 8xAA battery holder and reseat it into the MB-D10 battery pack, the camera starts to show FULL BATTERY but as soon as I take a single picture, the camera shows low battery again. Sometimes it starts to show 'low battery' just as I'm focussing/composing the shot.

I will send the gear to Nikon but was wondering if there's something simple I'm overlooking.

TIA!

Comments

  • babowcbabowc Registered Users Posts: 510 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2012
    Maybe check the contacts.. I have the same setup and when my AA batteries run low, it's Full, half, followed immediately by battery inside the camera.

    I don't think it shows you an exact amount of remaining juice in the MB-D10 battery pack..
    -Mike Jin
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  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2012
    Do you have a fully charged EN-EL3e battery in the body? I think that's a requirement.
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