It goes into a cradle to charge. Everything seems to be plugged in correctly, but the camera doesn't seem to charge much if at all anymore. Is this normal? Do I need a new battery, or a new charger, or what? The camera is a Vivitar Vivicam 5340s. It has a small square light gray battery that goes into it. Then to charge it you plug it into a cradle and the plug looks similar to a cell phone charger plug for my Razr. It seems like it won't charge now. What should I do? Does your Vivitar come with a rechargable battery pak or rechargable AAs? If you try to recharge regular Alkalines, it won't work.
Also check that the camera is off while it's on the cradle, otherwise it's using energy while it's on.
It would help if we knew the model of the Vivitar camera and what type of batteries it's using. I bought my daughter the same model of camera and it, too, seems to have a problem with the cradle (i.e. the camera won't charge). I've just bought a USB lead from a supplier on EBay which, I hope, will bypass the cradle and plug directly into the camera... Fingers crossed :) Report It
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