Battery low when taking a shot (20D)

Hi guys, I have strange problem with Canon 20D.
When I turn on camera everything is fine, but when I am doing 1-3 shots camera shows "battery low" or even turned off. I have several fully charged batteries and all of them have the same problem.
In the internet I found 2 main issues:
1. Battery is not really charged. Not my case, I am checking on 3 different batteries.
2. Contacts on the camera and battery need to be cleaned. I did this, but in any case when I just turn on the screen on the camera, then it works for hours, so battery and contacts are ok.
What can I do else?

biathlon wrote:
I don't think batteries are the reason, although they are old.
3 hours ago I turned on display on my camera, it's still working and still showing full change.
But, if I do 1-3 shots, then I will see "battery low".
Your camera is telling you that batteries are the reason, and not all error messages are wrong. It's possible that taking a picture causes a much higher current draw, and is therefore a greater challenge to the battery, than maintaining a picture on the screen. (This could be especially true if the internal flash was used.) It's at least worth trying a newer battery. Batteries for a 20D ought to still be available, especially if (as I suspect) it can accept the same batteries as the 50D, a very popular camera that people still use.
Bob
Boston, Massachusetts USA

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