As did I (along with a whole bunch of others - which is why I did).

I've seen a lot of posts about the camera and problems with it and the vast majority are due to the battery. Hard wire the camera and remove the battery. Connect the red & black (vcc and ground) of an accessory cable to the +ve and -ve terminals where the battery used to connect and I'm pretty sure that has solved all camera battery related issues.

Thank you so much rich you maid me so happy after all it was that dumb battery thanx Dante

Great that it's working, not sure I deserved credit though since I only echoed what others had said but never mind, the main thing is it's working