First go and I have only 100 pics on this battery. I have the 17-85 lens on the body. Many pics had the flash on. What is wrong? I get 1500+ on the D100 with the large flash.
alanbreslow Senior Member 336 posts Joined Aug 2005 Location: Rockland County, NYS More info | Aug 27, 2005 13:10 | #1  Permanent banFirst go and I have only 100 pics on this battery. I have the 17-85 lens on the body. Many pics had the flash on. What is wrong? I get 1500+ on the D100 with the large flash. From Rockland County, NYS.
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ddelallata Goldmember  1,191 posts Joined May 2005 Location: Brownsville, Tx USA More info | Aug 27, 2005 13:25 | #2 The XT's battery capacity/life is substantially smaller than that of your D100's..... and as you should already know, using the flash and IS reduces the total # of shots per battery charge. Dr. David de la Llata
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jimsolt Senior Member 758 posts Joined Apr 2004 Location: Palm Beach County, FL More info | Aug 27, 2005 13:28 | #3 alan breslow wrote: First go and I have only 100 pics on this battery. I have the 17-85 lens on the body. Many pics had the flash on. What is wrong? I get 1500+ on the D100 with the large flash. Check on pg 23 of your manual under battery life. Was your battery fully charged? Your count sounds low, but as you see from this page, there are lots of variables, probably the one most affecting battery life (other than the flash) is the auto focus usage and mode. There is little likelihood of your getting 1500 with this camera and this battery. Additional batteries (non Canon) are relatively cheap, and of course you can go for the battery grip.
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BtBam Member 248 posts Joined Jun 2005 Location: Perth, Australia More info | Aug 27, 2005 13:28 | #4 my battery lasts AGES.. 30D
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Mitcon Goldmember  3,670 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jun 2005 Location: Adelaide, South Australia More info | Sounds a bit low to me but batteries when brand new can take a few charge/discharge cycles to come upto full capacity. Also as already suggested, get a couple of spare batteries as it's always handy and if you don't mind using generic's batteries they are extremely cheap. Cheers Wayne
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buze Senior Member  706 posts Joined Jun 2005 More info | Aug 27, 2005 14:23 | #6 I do about 800 shots on one battery; but I never use the flash. 5DII - 350D ; Bronica S2A, Leica IIIc&M2, Rolleiflex T etc!
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whchan Member 225 posts Joined Mar 2005 More info | Aug 27, 2005 16:55 | #8 I usually do not use on camera flash (using an external flash) and got 700-800 shots per charge. 100 seems to be very low.
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alanbreslow THREAD STARTER Senior Member 336 posts Joined Aug 2005 Location: Rockland County, NYS More info | Aug 27, 2005 18:04 | #9 Permanent banI forgot that I have two batteries in the grip on the D100. I have the grip for the XT and will buy another battery. Just got back from shooting a family party with the XT. Took 265 shots and the battery is still ok. Maybe the first charge did not do so well? Anyway the pics right out of the camera are MUCH BETTER than the D100's! From Rockland County, NYS.
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jimsolt Senior Member 758 posts Joined Apr 2004 Location: Palm Beach County, FL More info | whchan wrote: I usually do not use on camera flash (using an external flash) and got 700-800 shots per charge. 100 seems to be very low. That number would be exceeding the camera manual expectations for 68 degrees F, but would be much more in line than 100 pictures.
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Tsmith Formerly known as Bluedog_XT  10,429 posts Likes: 26 Joined Jul 2005 Location: South_the 601 More info | Aug 27, 2005 19:17 | #11 I've normally gotten on average 600 + RAW images with mine and thats using the 2 second LCD preview mode.
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Alnath Senior Member  333 posts Joined Dec 2003 Location: Yorkshire More info | Mine starts to flag from about 600 shots with no LCD preview.
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JohnnyV Goldmember 2,290 posts Likes: 6 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Jersey Shore More info | Mitcon wrote: Sounds a bit low to me but batteries when brand new can take a few charge/discharge cycles to come upto full capacity. Mitcon hit the nail on the head. A new battery needs to be charged and discharge about three times before it will work to maximum capacity. Fear the Gear! Canon 5D3/6D/50D/T2i/EOS-M; 17-40L f4; 70-200 f4; 50 f1.4; 18-55 f3.5 IS; Sigma 85 f1.4; Tamron 85 f1.8; Canon 35 f2-IS; 580EX; Comet Strobes; Smugmug 20% Discount
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robertwgross Cream of the Crop  9,462 posts Likes: 3 Joined Nov 2002 Location: California More info | jimsolt wrote: Check on pg 23 of your manual under battery life. Was your battery fully charged? Your count sounds low, but as you see from this page, there are lots of variables, probably the one most affecting battery life (other than the flash) is the auto focus usage and mode. I don't agree.
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jimsolt Senior Member 758 posts Joined Apr 2004 Location: Palm Beach County, FL More info | robertwgross wrote: I don't agree. About the biggest factor is the use of the rear display. Some people use that display a lot, and it drains the battery with few photos shot. Using a lens with I.S. is supposed to increase the battery drain by up to 25%, but that probably varies with the specific lens. ---Bob Gross--- Could be. My answer was based only on my experiences and I don't use the display all that much. On the other hand, I don't think I have ever come close to shooting or trying to shoot 600 images on one battery without charging it.
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