Camera is about 2 years old, only used for diving and only used with the Olympus housing. It looks brand new but will no longer charge. Very disappointing life span. Maybe it is the battery but if that is how long they last I'm not sure I want to buy another one. Too bad as I like this camera. I will probably just stick to using my iPhone in a housing now.
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That's true. I'm trying to get away from buying more crap but maybe need to for this. It's crazy that the battery has such a short life. It has not been charged more than 20 times total.
Do you wait until it is fully discharged before recharging? Mine is about 3 years old, used all year round, and can still do 2 (1 hour) dives on one recharge.
I have spare batteries, but rarely use them.
The biggest downside of the camera is the life of the O-ring, which I had to change after 2 years.
I have spare batteries, but rarely use them.
The biggest downside of the camera is the life of the O-ring, which I had to change after 2 years.
Tippytoes12
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Olympus has very good customer service, if after charging the battery it still does not work, send it back to them and they may be able to repair it or give you a new one. My TGs have done hundreds of dives and are still going strong. No way should it die after so few dives.
The cheap batteries tend to not hold much of a charge nor take very many charges. It is worth it to buy the Olympus batteries; they are worth it.
I used to think so, then I accidentally broke the charger for my Sony NP-FW50 batteries. Ordered a replacement from Aliexpress, and it came with two batteries bundled, for $16.55 total. I was certain they'd be junk, but in actual usage, they ended up holding a charge as well or better than my original Sony batteries that I paid $50+ apiece for.
My experience is that the OLY batteries hold charge much better than others. I ordered OLY batteries and other brand not too long ago and most definitely the OLY give me more shots. I use the OLY for U/W photography and the other brand for land photography now.
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