i read that thread, but i dont think it was the same issue. the battery level meter was "empty" when i shut it down to change batts. i put the new batts in and when i turned it on the screen was very dim and it said "low battery". then it would shut itself off. it didnt even say "low battery" when the Nimh's were dying. there is wasy to chnage the batt type in the menu, but i couldnt change the setting w/ dead batts.