Canon EOS Rebel XS eats batteries

[VJ83841Laclede]

Is anyone else having this issue? I have had my camera since 2007 ? i think. I have a problem with my camera eating batteries. I will get about 50-60 shot out of a battery and then have to charge it.

Since I have had the camera I have purchased close to 7-8 batteries for the camera as well as 3 new charger.

Have sent it into Canon to have them fix it 2 times and they say everything is working fine.

I have bought both knock off batteries as well as Canon only batteries and get the same results.

Thanks for any help in advance.

Vicky

[BurnUnit]

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@VJ83841Lacledewrote:

Now there is my real problem ...

when I fully charge the camera the reader bar never says it is FULL.

only 3/4 of the way 

So I purchased 2 more chargers... and it still reads 3/4 full

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I've seen some third party, non-Canon USB powered battery chargers online. But not all USB ports supply the same voltage. The ports on the front a computer may have sufficient voltage for thumb drives and card readers and the ports on the back may have a bit more juice for things like printers or external hard drives.

Page 28 of the manual lists some conditions that can shorten battery life, though I don't know if any of them apply in your case.

http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/3/0300001393/01/eosrebelxs-1000d-im-en.pdf

I'd be curious to know a specific batteries' voltage when fully charged and when it's been used enough to power down the camera. The fact that the battery indicator never shows a complete, full charge seems puzzling.

[VJ83841Laclede]

From day one the battery indicator never looked like the battery bar on page 28. 

Even when the battery is dead and will not shoot it reads exactly the same as on page 28. The battery bar is there like it is full but the black coloring is not there at all. so the bars are there just not filled in all the way with the black coloring.

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I only use a 120 volt wall charger and I have gone thru 3 of them now thinking that was my problem. 

I have sent the camera into Canon no less than 4 times and they say everything is good with the camera. 

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the batteries are not cheap... between $40 and $50 for a battery.

[BurnUnit]

When you sent the camera in to Canon for service, did you specifically inform them that the battery level indicator was not reading properly? That might be a bit of helpful info for them. I wonder if you might get better results by completely draining the battery first and then recharging it?

With a little luck maybe one of the Canon service reps that hang around here will pop in with some suggestions. Not being a current model I'm not sure that Canon even supports the Rebel XS any longer.

[VJ83841Laclede]

I was living in hope as well they may pop in to our conversation. & yes you are right again since it is so old they more than likely do not still support this model. 

I am conscious of the float charge of the batteries. So if I am out shooting for the day. I will charge the batteries before hand either 2-4 hrs before I leave the house. Then I always take the charge and extra batteries with me. As I begin my shot I 1st check out electrical outlets I can use because I know the batteries are going to act up and not with stand an entire shot project. Since i have had the camera for so long with all her bumps I have learned to work around them.

When I did send my camera into Canon for repairs the battery meter was on the list

they told me it was working correctly but that not is what it is reading on page 28 of the manual.

Thanks for all you help 

Happy shooting

Vicky