Camera with battery problems?

I have a digital camera and the power lasts so short. i currently use re-chargable batteries. i turn on the camera with batteries fully charged and the camera will stay on for about 10 minutes and then it will inform me the batteries are flat.....what do i do?
Is there a better long lasting battery that is re-chargable i can get

As you have not mentioned the camera model and the battery type, I will have t make some assumptions and work from there.

Your explanation suggests that you have been using the batteies for some time. Are you sure they are good? If not, you could have them appear charged, but discharge very soon. How to test:
I am assuming that they are AA (or AAA). So charge them fully. Borrow a multimeter/voltage tester and measure the voltage. A regular AA battery should be charged to about 1.4 volts. Put them in a torch and turn it on. If the batteries have not charged well, when you turn the torch on, it will light up bright but after about 5 to 10 mintes of it being turned on, the light will start to dim. If this happens, you need to change the batteries.

If your batteries do not dim, then probably the problem is with the rating of the batteries. You get rechargable AA battries from 1350 mAH right through to 2500 mAH and I believe you may even get higher rating cells. Higher is better - but then you knew that.

Do you have one of those cameras that has a 2 or 4 GB microdrive? These things do use up power (though not so much that they kill the batteries in 10 mnutes).

In the event you are using AAA batteries, look for some that are at least 800 mAH.

If none of this works, you may have a short in the camera... I hope you dont.

Use lithium batteries especially made for digital cameras.

most digitals have a place for a/c power but hardly ever come with one. if yours does like many do look for a power pack that will go with your camera and use a/c as much as possible and keep the batteries for when your not around a power source.

I would say you need new batteries. Get some re-chargeable NiMH [Nickel Metal Hydride] batteries for your digital camera and, after fully charging them, allow the batteries to fully discharge while using the camera, before re-charging. FULL CHARGE and FULL DISCHARGE is the best cycle to keep your batteries 'healthy'.

What i feel to your question is, your battery is gone according to me. Try using new battery of same model for your camera. If that battery fades away soon within 10 minutes then problem is with camera only if battery works well for long time then i've told you already your battery needs to be changed.