Batteries and nighttime shooting
Aug 31, 2017 15:21:14 #
Base_fiddle wrote:
I have a Canon camera and will check the type of batteries when I get home. Could they possibly be Nikon batteries?
No, they definitely are not Nikon batteries if they fit your Canon. You say the batteries are 8 yrs old. Good possibility that is your problem right there. In your menu items there should be one called "Battery Info". It will show you not just the charge level but the recharge performance of the battery. That should give you a clue as to the condition of the battery. Full charge and full capacity are two different things. A battery can show fully charged yet have reduced capacity due to age or defect. Personally, if my batteries were 8 yrs old I would be either replacing them or at least have a new one on hand.
Aug 31, 2017 16:06:53 #
because your shooting at night you may be leaving the shutter open longer, using more battery time, But my common sense says
that would be a minuscule amount of power. Ive never noticed more battery use with my wired remote.... So I dont have an answer.....
that would be a minuscule amount of power. Ive never noticed more battery use with my wired remote.... So I dont have an answer.....
Aug 31, 2017 16:43:40 #
[quote=LFingar]No, they definitely are not Nikon batteries...
Thanks for the suggestion. When I get home, I will check the status of the batteries.
I tend to take your suggestion (and others) about replacing the batteries. I used them on a three week trip through Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Quebec. I shot nighttime pictures in Halifax and that's when I first noticed to battery issue. I need to resolve my issue because I have a month long trip schedules for New Zealand and Australia and don't want to be caught with no battery power.
BF
Thanks for the suggestion. When I get home, I will check the status of the batteries.
I tend to take your suggestion (and others) about replacing the batteries. I used them on a three week trip through Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Quebec. I shot nighttime pictures in Halifax and that's when I first noticed to battery issue. I need to resolve my issue because I have a month long trip schedules for New Zealand and Australia and don't want to be caught with no battery power.
BF
Aug 31, 2017 20:25:50 #
Base_fiddle wrote:
I was taking nighttime photos in Quebec and used a... (show quote)
8 year old batteries still work??? Most die before they're 5.
Aug 31, 2017 21:14:06 #
[quote=Base_fiddle]
In this case, I would buy 3 new batteries, test them, (I've bought several clunkers at reputable stores) just to be safe.
LFingar wrote:
I need to resolve my issue because I have a month long trip schedules for New Zealand and Australia and don't want to be caught with no battery power.
BF
BF
In this case, I would buy 3 new batteries, test them, (I've bought several clunkers at reputable stores) just to be safe.
Sep 1, 2017 02:15:02 #
Base_fiddle wrote:
I was taking nighttime photos in Quebec and used a... (show quote)
This happened to me once -- shooting fireworks. I started with a fully-charged battery, which ran down to 4% over the course of an hour. I don't know why. I wasn't using live view.
I wonder if I left autofocus on the lens, perhaps it was continually focus-hunting in the dark. That's all I can think of.
Sep 1, 2017 08:52:41 #
[quote=wesm]This happened to me once -- shooting fireworks.
It's nice to know that I'm not the only one who's had a battery problem. In the future, I will have newer batteries and pay more attention to how long the shutter is open.
Could the remote wire contribute to the battery issue?
BF
It's nice to know that I'm not the only one who's had a battery problem. In the future, I will have newer batteries and pay more attention to how long the shutter is open.
Could the remote wire contribute to the battery issue?
BF
Sep 7, 2017 08:02:48 #
Just how long do you expect a battery to last? A battery continually looses new capacity with every charge. Read some articles on batteries and learn something about them.
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