11-01-2013 02:48 PM
11-01-2013 09:10 PM
The good news is your battery charger is not defective.
The CG-580 charge ONLY has a red light. It will never go green because there is no green light in it.
The CG-580 indicates charge level based on the number of blinks per second.
One blink per second = 50% or lower capacity
Two blinks per second = 50-75% capacity
Three blinks per second = 75-90% capacity
Solid (no longer blinking) means the battery is within 90% of full.
When the light finally goes solid, the battery is not technically full... Canon suggests that if you leave it on the charger for 1 more hour after you see it go solid then the charger will top-off the battery.
Your camera owner's manual will have a section on charging the battery (and it's usually right near the beginning of the manual because it's one of the first things they want you to do when you get a new camera.) It should describe this for you.
11-01-2013 09:10 PM
The good news is your battery charger is not defective.
The CG-580 charge ONLY has a red light. It will never go green because there is no green light in it.
The CG-580 indicates charge level based on the number of blinks per second.
One blink per second = 50% or lower capacity
Two blinks per second = 50-75% capacity
Three blinks per second = 75-90% capacity
Solid (no longer blinking) means the battery is within 90% of full.
When the light finally goes solid, the battery is not technically full... Canon suggests that if you leave it on the charger for 1 more hour after you see it go solid then the charger will top-off the battery.
Your camera owner's manual will have a section on charging the battery (and it's usually right near the beginning of the manual because it's one of the first things they want you to do when you get a new camera.) It should describe this for you.
11-01-2013 10:51 PM
Understood. I had another charger which did turn green so I made the mistaken assumption that all chargers did.
Thanks for setting me straight.
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