Nikon SLR Cameras

Nikon D90 charger faulty?

Alicia
Alicia

So I just picked up a Nikon D90. I went to charge the battery and the charger light is green. Indicating its fully charged. So when I put it back in my camera it says its low. Even after its been on the charger for a couple hours. I checked the battery meter on the camera and seems to be running fine other then being low. Anyone else run into this? I'm thinking bad charger.

fhotoace
fhotoace

Is the charger a Nikon (MH-18a Quick Charger) or a generic?

My Nikon battery chargers light flashes amber until the battery is fully charged and then the light becomes steady.

Vintage Music
Vintage Music

Probably charger. With my Nikon D90 came a Nikon charger MH-18A. On mine if it's not blinking and solid it's fully charged.

zitless
zitless

That indicates to me that it's the battery that may be past it's best. Your camera uses a similar battery to the one used in my D100, namely an EN-EL3e (the 'e' probably means an extended life battery to the previous EN-EL3) My camera will accept 2 of the EN-EL3's if I so wish, or it can run on 4 Ni-Cad's, or plain Duracell AA's.

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AWBoater
AWBoater

More likely a bad battery. A D90 is at the age where battery problems can be common, and especially depends on how well the previous owner used the battery.