XH-A1 Battery Problem?

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Randolph

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I just got my XH-A1 last week and haven't ordered a backup battery yet.
I charged the stock (comes with the camera) battery and got over 3 hours (not an exact measurment, I ran 3.5 tapes through it), a lot of it with the LCD screen open.
The "replace battery" indicator came on so I went to AC and put the battery on the charger and left it overnight.
This morning the indicator light on the charger was a steady non-blinking light, meaning the battery was fully charged.
I went on a hike to shoot some outdoor footage and the camera started flashing the change battery light after only 10 seconds. It ran about 30 seconds before the cam shut off.
I now have it on the charger and it's blinking about 1 per second, the "0" charge rate.
Has anyone had a BAD battery from the factory?
 
Yea, that doesn't sound right at all. The battery that comes with the camera should last for at least five hours.
 
The "original" battery is a Canon? Who did you buy the camera from? If its a reputable approved Canon dealer then you may have gotten a bad battery but some of the less desireable dealers have been known to replace items of "orginal" manufacture with second rate accessories.

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Thanks for the response.
I got the Cam from B&H. The battery is a Canon BP-950G.
I put it back on the charger and within a couple of hours (guessing) it showed a steady light again. I put i tin the camer and have turned it off and on for a few minutes several times in the last few hours and it looks fine. It's still showing a full charge on the batt meter.
At this point I'm willing to blame a Gremlin. It's weird. I just hope it doesn't happen again. OR maybe I should hope it happens again quick so I can get a new one from Canon.?????
 
Were you powering the camera and charging the battery at the same time? If yes, than that is your problem. The stock chargers can not do both.
 
ok here.

ok here.

Mine has been running fine. I got it from ZGC. You will pay more and they won't treat you after the sell, but atleast you get the true Canon product.
 
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