My camera is charged but quickly closes down after I turn it on like the battery is going down?

will need to buy a new battery if it not that it could your apps open press the square on the left ad will come up with what open then at button it will say close tab press that then your battery should not go down too quick

If nothing is wrong with the camera, the battery is placed correctly, the battery cover is closed correctly then only one thing can be wrong. Even when you don't believe it is possible, the battery can be flat again.
So to make sure everything is as you think. Charge the battery again, and look if the charger acts as usually. The charging lamp turns orange and charging begins. When the charging is finished, the lamp turns green. Last time you charged, it could have taken 4 hours, before the lamp went green. If the battery is recently charged, it only will take a fraction of that time. If it still takes a long time, your battery was empty. It is recommended, to charge not longer than for 24 hours. After charging, please wait till the battery is cooled down. Then insert it again and close the battery cover. Check the cover closes correctly. And now switch on again.
If you charged with an USB cambs connected to the camera. Don't forget to remove the cable, because the camera won't start as long as an USB cable is connected.

The battery is having a problem of quick discharge.
It might show you that it is fully charged and yet lose charge quickly.
This is usually caused when the battery have been used for quite a long period of time. The best thing you can do is to change the battery.
If that doesn't help, you have to see a professional and ask him to go through the camera for possible internal damages that might have been done to the camera.
Hope this was helpful? Please comment for more information and thank you for using fixya.

What kind of batteries? New rechargeable batteries are supplied only partially charged. You need to charge them fully before use.

The battery is probably just bad. There is enough energy in these batterys that if there is a short you will definitely see it spark or smoke or even catch fire.

If you use the batterys till they are drained before charging, or if they are a few years old then the batteries are not going to be able to hold that much of a charge anymore. The camera might only start then shut off or take one or two pictures and be dead. That is typical of old batteries needing replacement. If you charge your batteries then take them and the camera to a camera shop and ask if they would check. they should be able ot put a battery into the camera or try your batteries in another camera so you can see what is wrong.

Randal the problem sounds like a battery issue. If after charging you get a green light on the charger and the batteries run down quickly there is one or both of the batteries that is weak and cannot handle the load required by the motors. If Medicare paid for your chair contact the provider that sold you your chair and ask them to come replace the batteries. They should then bill Medicare for the batteries. Hope this helps

The fe-280 user manual notes hat it is possible to insert the battery "the wrong way round" in either the charger, or camera itself (whereupon its hard to extract).

An extract from the faq about it .....

The camera no longer powers on. What could be wrong?
The battery may be dead or underpowered.
If the battery is completely drained, the camera will not power on when the Power button is pressed. If the battery is nearly drained, the camera may briefly display a Battery Empty error message and then power off, or it may power on and then quickly power off without displaying the error. In either case, charge the battery using the LI-40C battery charger bundled with the camera.
Be sure to properly align the arrow on the bundled battery with the arrow on the bundled battery charger. It is possible to force the battery into the charger so that the arrows are not aligned. This is an improper orientation, and the battery will not be charged. For instructions on how to properly inset the battery into the charger, please see "How do I charge the lithium-ion battery?"

So in a nutshell, the first few steps to check are:
1) Are you sure the battery is charged correctly?
2) Have you inserted it into the camera body correctly?
3) Do you have a spare charged battery to check the camera with? (A photo store will do this for you sometimes, if you ask nicely).

Replace your batteries. It sounds like it has developed a short charge, thus depleting the charge quickly.

It sounds like your battery is dead. If you get a replacement battery, it should solve both problems.

Dear Trish,

There are a couple of things that will usually cause this. A few are simple to check.:

1. Make sure that you battery is inserted properly and that your battery door is closed completely.

2. Make sure that your CF card is inserted properly and that your card slot cover door is completely closed.

3. Make sure that your battery is charged (charge it for 90 minutes) and that your charger works properly during the process. Your charger's light should go from red to solid green during a full charge. If possible test a fully charged battery on another camera. If you don't have access to another camera take your battery down to a local store that sells Rebels and ask to try it on one.

4. If these aren't the cause then you likely have an electrical issue with your camera and you should call Canon's tech support at 1-800-828-4040 to do a little troubleshooting and possibly send the unit in for service.

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,
HeavyDLB