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Canon T1i batteries dying
Nov 29, 2012 11:08:50 #
I've had my Canon T1i for about 4 years now, over the past 4 years I have purchased a total of about 8 back up batteries, some are only a year old. I rotate them and never had a problem until last week; I went to use my camera and the battery was dead, the battery was just changed, fully charged. after a few days of not using the camera, I find the battery dead. I went through all the batteries and have noticed a pattern, if I don't use the camera for 2 or more days the battery dies, the battery gauge on the camera never showed that the battery was discharging. could it be something in the camera draining the batteries? could it be the charger?
Nov 29, 2012 11:20:57 #
Must be the camera using the battery. Why is it in the camera? Take out and see if the same effect results over 2 to 4 days.
Sarge69
Sarge69
Nov 29, 2012 11:24:48 #
Sarge, I will give this a try, I will take the battery out; but I never had to in the past. what could be running and using the battery even if it's off?
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Nov 29, 2012 12:38:54 #
Have no idea my friend. But if you charge the battery and put it in the camera and it reads full, then take out the battery for 3 - 4 days and put it back in and see. If it's drained sitting on the table, it's the battery losing charge, not your camera.
Sarge69
Sarge69
Nov 29, 2012 13:51:32 #
Nov 29, 2012 14:17:11 #
Paco wrote:
I've had my Canon T1i for about 4 years now, over ... (show quote)
Hi Paco; After a battery has been used for a couple of years, they tend to develop a path for current flow and will only last a day or so. Try a new battery.
Larry
Nov 29, 2012 15:38:54 #
I've checked out all my spare batteries that were charged and have been charged for a while now, they are still good, I'm putting one of them in the camera today and will let you know the outcome. thank you.
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Nov 30, 2012 07:20:40 #
JeffT
Loc: Central NY
Interesting post. I have been experiencing something similar with my T1i. I have had 3 batteries for the same time as the camera and until recently no problems. I have been using them 2 at a time in a grip. I just purchased 2 new ones which seem to be holding charge in the camera acceptably. My thoughts are that the older batteries have basically been charged enough times to wear them out. It would be nice to have a charger that would cycle the batteries through charge and discharge cycles to see if the older batteries can be resurrected or not.
Nov 30, 2012 08:43:34 #
runsthebitterroot wrote:
This is, IMO, incorrect. Lithium ion batteries do not normally deteriorate like this. They generally lose capacity so they don't run for as long, but don't normally suddenly self-discharge. The battery on my old Canon 350D lasted me for at least five years and 17,000 shots and still would take up to 400 shots on a charge. I never bought a spare battery and never needed one. It is still going strong with my son-in-law.Hi Paco; After a battery has been used for a couple of years, they tend to develop a path for current flow and will only last a day or so. Try a new battery.
To eliminate any suspicion of battery problems, try one of your other batteries.
I believe there must be some drain on the battery when you are not using the camera. Do you switch off your camera after use or do you, like me, use the 'Auto power off' feature? If the latter, have you somehow selected 'Auto power off' to 'Off'? On my 550D (T2i), this is top in the left hand one of the 'spanner' menu lists.
Nov 30, 2012 08:48:47 #
DaveMM wrote:
quote=runsthebitterroot Hi Paco; After a battery... (show quote)
I will check the settings, but I always switch it off when finished, manually.
Nov 30, 2012 10:24:15 #
If you have a add on battery grip you might be leaving the camera on through it ... they are prone to shorts sometimes too...
Nov 30, 2012 10:31:55 #
bikinkawboy
Loc: north central Missouri
I think the battery on my Nikon is "supposed" to be good for something like 300 charges. Don't know if that's true or not, but I've not had any failures yet.
Computers have an oversized watch type battery, which is used to maintain the clock whenever the computer is shut off or disconnected from electricity. That's why the computer can set in the closet for months and when you plug it back in, the time is still right. However, these batteries do have a lifespan of approximately 5 years and I've had them fail, meaning that the clock is reset each time I'd start the computer. I'm guessing cameras have something similiar because removing the battery does not kill the clock. In your case, I wonder if the internal battery has failed. You might see if removing the big battery resets the clock that time stamps the images.
Computers have an oversized watch type battery, which is used to maintain the clock whenever the computer is shut off or disconnected from electricity. That's why the computer can set in the closet for months and when you plug it back in, the time is still right. However, these batteries do have a lifespan of approximately 5 years and I've had them fail, meaning that the clock is reset each time I'd start the computer. I'm guessing cameras have something similiar because removing the battery does not kill the clock. In your case, I wonder if the internal battery has failed. You might see if removing the big battery resets the clock that time stamps the images.
Nov 30, 2012 10:48:40 #
Paco wrote:
I've had my Canon T1i for about 4 years now, over ... (show quote)
Paco,
I had a similar problem about a year ago, I had my Canon only 2 years when my spare died in a shoot. I was able to exchange the spare with another backup to finish the shoot.
Later that evening I discovered the spare would not charge and operate the camera, the spare was not an original Canon L-ion battery, it just looked like an original Canon, with most of the original type face and spellings. What it did not say was Canon,Inc. It was a Chinese Knock-Off.
I have since purchased an official Canon battery replacement and both batteries are performing very well.
The L-ion battery no longer creates a memory for charge and discharge as in older rechargeable batteries, as long as it is identified as an official replacement for your camera.
Michael G
Nov 30, 2012 11:19:29 #
One of my clients has a T3i which he bought just a few months ago. It was discharging the battery very rapidly, to the point where he could barely get a shot off. He called B&H, where he bought the camera body, and they told him to turn off the image stabilizer on the lens. Seems that even though the camera is turned off, the lens can drain the battery. Could this possibly be the explanation?
Nov 30, 2012 11:45:06 #
RMM wrote:
One of my clients has a T3i which he bought just a few months ago. It was discharging the battery very rapidly, to the point where he could barely get a shot off. He called B&H, where he bought the camera body, and they told him to turn off the image stabilizer on the lens. Seems that even though the camera is turned off, the lens can drain the battery. Could this possibly be the explanation?
I will give this a try. As far as my batteries, I checked and they are all Canon brand. thank you for your help.
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