battery life on 7d? -- Video and Sound Editing in photography-on-the.net forums

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Jan 22, 2010 10:10 | #1

I just purchased the 7d last night and have 2 video shoots out of town this weekend. I couldnt find an extra battery available locally, so I was wondering what is the average battery life you're seeing for video shoots? Most of the videos Im shooting are lasting about 5 hours long. The longest recording time per clip is 3-5 minutes depending on the song. So i would say in total im looking at a total of 1 hour of footage being captured. Do you feel the battery is good enough to last me that long until i get back to the hotel to charge it for the following day? Hope to see what everyone else is experiencing with battery life. Thanks
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Jan 22, 2010 13:43 | #2

It last about 1.25hrs for me, enough for a catholic mass.

conservatively speaking, it will last you about 1hr. look at the manual again.

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Jan 22, 2010 14:45 | #3

Ok thanks. That's great to know!

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Jan 23, 2010 07:27 | #4

Hey, I am generally able to shoot about 1.15-1.30 hours.. so anything between

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