SX280 - battery life shooting video

[factoryguy]

UPDATED May 5:

I apologize to the forum for mixing two different problems.  They are unrelated.

Problem #1:  User error.  I thought I was using a class 6 SD card but I was wrong. The yellow "!" indicates a pathologically slow card.  Upgrading to a class 10 resolved this problem.

Problem #2: UNRESOLVED.  Red battery indicator comes on prematurely.  On a fresh charge, it'll turn red after recording for a couple of minutes.  On a partially drained battery, it turns red immediately upon entering movie mode or pressing the record button.  Turn the camera off and then right back on in "still" mode and it shows full charge and works fine ... until trying to shoot video.  I have not precisely measured recording times but it'll record for at least 20 (maybe 30?) minutes while flashing red.

[pe4710man]

Just received an update, the charge went from $98 to $00 and they have shipped me a 710 replacing the 280 I sent in.

[ruko]

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@UnionStation wrote:

The fix is no fix - it's a risky workaround that could set your lithium ion battery on fire. This alleged workaround also leaves you with no ability to tell when your battery is going to run out. You may have 1 shot or 100 left, and you'll never know until the camera just shots down on you. There's no fix for that, no matter what anyone tells you.

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It's not an alleged work around, it's a fact. I don't think anyone is claiming this is a fix but at least I can use the camera. When the battery runs out the camera stops working and I put in my spare. I'm living with it because I don't trust Canon to actually fix it based on past experience.

[UnionStation]

Everyone reading this be aware that Canon is offering a FREE repair but actually REPLACING the SX280 (which even Canon now acknowledges is unfixable) with a newer model, the SX710. If they try to charge you for the repair, remind that there is a service bulletin on the sx280, and they will relent.

[ruko]

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@pe4710man wrote:

Just received an update, the charge went from $98 to $00 and they have shipped me a 710 replacing the 280 I sent in.

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That's good news for some but I don't want the 710. I want the higher zoom the 280 has. So Canon is saying they are unable to fix the 280's problem? They send a substitute instead? Did you get the unfixable 280 back?

[ruko]

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@pe4710man wrote:

Just received an update, the charge went from $98 to $00 and they have shipped me a 710 replacing the 280 I sent in.

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OK for some but I want the longer zoom of the 280. So is Canon saying they can't fix the 280? Did you get your 280 back from Canon?