Erroneous low battery indicator

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Pros: Good video and snapshots

Cons: Developed erroneous low battery problem. Other internet reports of same problem.

Author's Review
Good pictures, video and price, and CHDK (free software to upgrade Canon cameras, see google) works well. However, after a few months, may A560 gave the message "replace batteries" immediately after I put in new batteries, or in its better moods it let me take a few pictures, before freezing the camera with the "replace batteries" message. Sometimes turning the camera on and off would give me a few more pictures. The camera is unreliable so I can't rely on it now. Other internet reports of same problem are on the net. With CHDK, which provides a battery gauge, I can watch the battery capacity go from 100 to 0 in a minute or so.