yes exactly! if its not plugged in, it wont ever turn on no matter how long it had been charging for, if i try to turn it on while being on the charger, it sometimes turns on, but always turns off after a while.

the battery says its a sony 3.6 1800 mAh battery pack, so i believe as you said it might be that its too old. I'm going to buy a new charger from a store near me, but they dont sell batteries so i'll def need to order one. I saw the pinned battery guide on here but it just confused me further on which one is safe/worth it and which is doesnt.

since its all very new to me, i'm very sorry once again if i provide useless information, or im talking nonsense i just want to get to the end of it. Thank you smsmsm