When trying to recharge your Panasonic LUMIX GH6, you may experience slower than expected charging times. The mirrorless camera may not even recharge at all.
To see how you can fix these issues with the LUMIX GH6, you can take a look at this troubleshooting article from Seeking Tech.
1. The first step you can take is to look at the charging light indicator.
If the indicator is solid red, then it means that the camera is currently charging.
If the indicator is turned off, then it means that the charging has been completed.
If the indicator is blinking red, then it means that there is a charging error.
2. If the charging light indicator is blinking red, then you need to make sure that you aren’t charging your camera in extremely cold or extremely hot temperature. Ideally, the camera should be recharged within a range of 10 °C to 30 °C (or 50 °F to 86 °F).
So, if you are out of the recommend temperature range, then you need to move to a more appropriate charging environment.
3. The blinking red indicator could also mean that the battery is dirty.
If you think that this is the case, then you need to remove the battery from the LUMIX GH6 and then wipe it clean with a dry cloth.
4. You should also make sure that you are using the USB charging cable and AC adaptor that were included with the Panasonic LUMIX GH6. Using other parts may cause charging issues.
5. Furthermore, you should avoid using the USB charging cable and AC adaptor of the LUMIX GH6 on other electronics as doing so may cause these parts to malfunction.
6. If you are using a computer as a power source, then the PC won’t be able to recharge the battery if goes into rest mode or sleep mode.
7. Of course, you can also try using another power source if the current one doesn’t appear to be working.
8. It should also be noted that it may take up to 220 minutes to recharge a battery. That length can vary depending on how much battery life was remaining before you start charging it, the temperature of the room as well as other factors.
9. If you haven’t used your LUMIX GH6 for a long time and left the battery inside, then the battery life will drain over time even if you turned the camera off.
When trying to recharge the mirrorless camera again, it may end up taking longer than the aforementioned 220 minutes.
10. You should also make sure that you are using the correct battery.
The Panasonic LUMIX GH6 is optimized for the DMW-BLK22. While the DMW-BLF19 is also supported, it contains less battery life and limits some of the features of the mirrorless camera.
11. If the battery can’t be recharged to full after you waited for at least 220 minutes, then it may indicate that the battery is losing its maximum charge capacity.
In this case, you may want to consider getting a replacement battery. If you are interested, you can purchase the Panasonic LUMIX DMW-BLK22 Lithium-Ion Battery Pack on Amazon with this link. (#CommissionsEarned).