February 9th, 2010 | portal.cgkz.com | edit
Do you take your battery out of your camera when you're not using it, even if it's just for a day or two? I know someone who takes his battery out of his video camera every time he turns it off...
I'm sure this has been raised here before but I didn't come across anything when I searched.i have a battery grip on my D40, which takes 2 batteries.. there is an on switch on that as well as the camera.. I often forget to turn off the battery grip, which doesnt have an auto off.. and man times i've gone to take a picture and it was dead...Mine is always in camera and when I take a spare with me I always keep it in a pocket, close to my skin. It keeps it warm and keeps the battery's juice in the battery... but I only do that because I'm always out when it's cold. And I live in Vancouver. It rains alot here, so my camera bag almost always has a 'rainjacket' on, and it's just too much hassle to undo everything for a battery. Keeping the spare on me is a lot more convenient.i usually leave it in my camera or charger.
i left my d300 on for like 3 days once by accident and it still had 2 bars of charge left ;D??
Is the same true for Canon as well as nikon? I though - least with canon - that the batterygrip on/off was only to activate the shutter and other controls on the grip - so that you could have the grip turned off so that you did not accidentaily hit the other controls whilst shooting normally?
i dont know about canon.. he grip i have is a third party cheapo as the D40 cant actually use a battery grip.. i think it cost me 30 bucks, so I cant expect it to behave the same as the expensive onesUmm... Yeah, mine's in my camera, and the spare is in the camera bag.I store it in my camera.Def stays in my camera... I would kick myself in the nuts had i missed a photo because i took the battery out.Interesting. Thanks for the replies... Glad to hear no one's had problems with battery leaks which was really my only concern.??
Is the same true for Canon as well as nikon? I though - least with canon - that the batterygrip on/off was only to activate the shutter and other controls on the grip - so that you could have the grip turned off so that you did not accidentaily hit the other controls whilst shooting normally?unless you leave it in there without use for years, it won't leak.
I have one of my batteries in camera, all the time, the spares are in the camera bag. when i go outside when it is quite cold, one of the spares is on my body to be warm and efficient when i put it in the camera.Isn't that the chemical reaction in the battery is accelerated with temperature increase?
In other words, battery drain faster in hotter temperature.One in the camera and one in the bag (with the battery cover) or charger. And once in a while I left the camera turn on accidentally and thanks to the power saving mode, the battery still have a lot of juice.Mine is always in camera and when I take a spare with me I always keep it in a pocket, close to my skin. It keeps it warm and keeps the battery's juice in the battery... but I only do that because I'm always out when it's cold. And I live in Vancouver. It rains alot here, so my camera bag almost always has a 'rainjacket' on, and it's just too much hassle to undo everything for a battery. Keeping the spare on me is a lot more convenient.
Oh, that's an interesting point... I usually keep mine in my bag, but when I do wintertime stuff I'll try this in the future. Good idea.
BTW, I keep my main batt in the camera as well.I just found an article it said ...
"If you have a spare lithium-ion battery, use one to the fullest and keep the other cool by placing it in the refrigerator. Do not freeze the battery. For best results, store the battery at 40% state-of-charge."
So .. I guess if you are outside in a freezing environment, it maybe better warm it up a little bit with your body temperature to avoid freezing the battery. However, in general it is better to store it in a cool environment to avoid faster battery drain.If I know I'm not going to be using my camera for a while (> a few days) I take the battery out. This is probably unnecessary but it's a habit I picked up when I used to shoot with a Nikon N65. If I left the batteries in for an extended period, even while off, the frame indicator on the LCD would drain them. Then I'd have to fork out $12 for another pair at the store. Really annoying when I would grab the camera for some shots, only to find out the batteries are dead.Stills cameras don't appear to drain any/very much at all - when left in the camera. Infact I recall reading some photographers that left their cameras on by mistake - of course they went into powersave mode - and stayed like that for a very long time!
In camera is the best place for them - like your memory card - both ready for the next shot!for my still cameras i leave them in, but i take them out of my video camera (Sony DCRVX1000) for some reason it drains really quickly when I leave it inMine stays in the camera too.Yep, mine always stays in my camera. I've quite often left the camera on as well (sometimes for two weeks), and when I use it again, the battery is fine.#If you have any other info about this subject , Please add it free.# |
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