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By BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (51811)
St. Catharines, Ontario
February 27, 2026 1:16pm CST
Why don't batteries last for more than one use?
I took a trip around my backyard and found a dandelion, in half-bloom.
I took a photo of it.
I hooked up my camera to download it to my laptop...
Do you see it here?
Of course not!
Do I have any newer batteries?
Of course not.
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6 responses
@DaddyEvil (174009)
• United States
27 Feb
I'm sorry you couldn't upload the photo.
Maybe it's the brand of batteries you use? I buy Duracell batteries and they seem to last a long time in my battery-operated devices.
Do you have a cellphone with a camera? That's how I take and upload pictures. My phone is always charged and ready when something interesting it happening. I just send myself the photos I take in text messages to my email address and open/store them on my laptop.
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@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
28 Feb
Yeah, my flip phone has a camera, but I have no way of downloading any photos I might take, as I'm too cheap to pay for data. $19 a month is more than enough for the one or two phone calls I might make/receive a day.
I try to buy Duracel but sometimes only Panasonic is available.
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@DaddyEvil (174009)
• United States
28 Feb
@BarBaraPrz Don't Canadian phone services offer cheap or free deals for older adults? We get phone services (free calling, texting and a small amount of data for free each month) because I'm over 60.
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@LindaOHio (222110)
• United States
27 Feb
Our house is like Battery City. My hubby has a huge box full of batteries. I'm sorry you are out.
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@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
28 Feb
I have 4 batteries sitting 'right there' that don't have enough power for my camera but will power my mouse...
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@FourWalls (86385)
• United States
27 Feb
Wow, that’s a problem. Maybe there’s something in the settings that’s turning itself on or NOT turning itself off when you tell it to. I agree with you, even cheap dollar-store batteries last longer than that!
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@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
28 Feb
When I'm not using my camera, I open the battery compartment so that they're not connecting, but maybe I need to fully remove them now,
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@RasmaSandra (97767)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Feb
I don't use anything now that needs batteries, but when I did, I always made sure I had an excess of the necessary batteries and a battery recharger.
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@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
28 Feb
My experience with rechargeable batteries was disappointing... they didn't recharge very well.
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