Hello,

I have just purchased an S50 and everytime i try to turn it on it has a "batteries depleted" message. I have tried several sets of new batteries and have the same problem. It did work for one week prior to this. At the moment all that happens is that the camera beeps and the lense opens for a moment then closed and the camera shuts off with the battery depleted error message. Has anyone else seen this issue? Do i need to send it back for repair? Is this a "known issue" with these cameras?

Hello,

I am having the exact same problem with the S50 model. Did you manage to find a solution or to contact Pentax about the problem?