Battery Threshhold on Nikon D800
Jul 29, 2023 11:51:15 #
Jdh1951
Loc: Los Angeles
Camera controls (including shutter release) tend to freeze when batter charge goes below 30%. Anyone out there encounter a similar issue?
Jul 29, 2023 12:45:59 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
Jdh1951 wrote:
Camera controls (including shutter release) tend to freeze when batter charge goes below 30%. Anyone out there encounter a similar issue?
Not with known good Nikon batteries. (D810, not D800.)
I have had 3rd party EN-EL15 batteries (specifically ProMaster) that did not communicate properly with charge level and battery life indicators.
Jul 29, 2023 13:19:54 #
Jul 29, 2023 14:22:20 #
Jdh1951 wrote:
Camera controls (including shutter release) tend to freeze when batter charge goes below 30%. Anyone out there encounter a similar issue?
I have a Nikon D800 and I have never experienced this, or any, problems. I have genuine Nikon batteries.
(Edited to add:)
I have had several Nikon digital cameras (D1X, D200, D70, D700)and have never had any problems (including batteries) with any of them.
Jul 29, 2023 14:32:58 #
Jdh1951 wrote:
Camera controls (including shutter release) tend to freeze when batter charge goes below 30%. Anyone out there encounter a similar issue?
Never with any of my Nikon cameras, using Nikon batteries
Jul 29, 2023 15:33:20 #
Jdh1951 wrote:
Camera controls (including shutter release) tend to freeze when batter charge goes below 30%. Anyone out there encounter a similar issue?
I have had a D800 since it came out in 2012. I have never had a problem as you describe, even when my low battery indicator has flashed on a couple of occasions.
That being said, I ONLY use Nikon batteries in my cameras. I have never used a 3rd party branded battery in my D800. Are you using a Nikon battery when having these problems, or are you using another brand of battery? It may not be a battery problem if you are using a Nikon battery, there might be another internal issue.
Jul 29, 2023 18:08:52 #
Jdh1951
Loc: Los Angeles
I use both Nikon and off brand (mainly B&H) batteries. I'll pay closer attention to what's in the camera when thjis problem arises. I have noted, though, that Nikon batteries seem to degrade more quickly as they age and thus need to be replaced in the camera more frequently. In terms of number of frames per battery, then, the distinction may not be that much; that is, the Nikon batteries reach near 0% about as quickly as the offbrand reach 30%. And, of course, the Nikons cost three times as much, meaning I can have three times as many back-up batteries on hand with the off-brands.
Jul 29, 2023 20:57:45 #
Strodav
Loc: Houston, Tx
Also have a D800 and use Nikon EN EL-15A batteries. I haven't seen that problem either.
Jul 30, 2023 08:50:10 #
Go into the menu & check on battery status. The earliest Rev batteries "A" are probably close to EOL (End of Life). I believe the newest batteries are a Rev C
Jul 30, 2023 08:58:14 #
Jul 30, 2023 10:45:38 #
larryepage wrote:
Not with known good Nikon batteries. (D810, not D800.)
I have had 3rd party EN-EL15 batteries (specifically ProMaster) that did not communicate properly with charge level and battery life indicators.
I have had 3rd party EN-EL15 batteries (specifically ProMaster) that did not communicate properly with charge level and battery life indicators.
I have never experienced anything like what you have experienced , but I use only Nikon batteries in my D800e and my formerly owned D810.
Jul 30, 2023 10:54:46 #
I have Nikon and non-Nikon batteries, and all seem to work with the Z6 II and Z8. A couple of batteries date from when I had a D600.
Jul 30, 2023 12:57:27 #
Jdh1951
Loc: Los Angeles
My own experience with Watson batteries suggest they may be superior to other non-Nikon brands, but their price also reflects that (1/2 of a Nikon battery but about twice that of others). Curiously, I have not encountered the same problem with non-Nikon batteries in my other Nikons.
Jul 30, 2023 13:42:06 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
photoman43 wrote:
I have never experienced anything like what you have experienced , but I use only Nikon batteries in my D800e and my formerly owned D810.
Specifically, I have a ProMaster battery that never reports a charge level greater than 96% and never resets the exposure count when recharged. It does deliver moderately acceptable service, but not resetting the count is annoying.
A D200 that was on long-term loan has just come back to me. The 15 year old Nikon battery that was in it does shut the camera down pretty quickly after reaching 20%. It's an EN-EL3e battery (generally similar to the EL15), and has apparently been discontinued by Nikon. The Watson B-3405 that I ordered to replace it seems to be working just fine.
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