turbodude wrote:
Anyone else notice a battery drain when camera is off, its slight, but its definitely there. i have airplane mode on, and the cameras are off with battery grips on them. in about a week one of my cameras drained about 35% in one of the batteries.
Do you have a lens adapter on the camera. I recall reading that some adapters pull power even if the camera is off.
Also, there is an internal battery that retains some functions (date/time) even when there is no battery. It only charges when a genuine Sony battery is installed. If you use aftermarket batteries for a few days then the internal battery may become depleted and require more charging next time you use a genuine Sony battery.
LiveShots wrote:
Do you have a lens adapter on the camera. I recall reading that some adapters pull power even if the camera is off.
Also, there is an internal battery that retains some functions (date/time) even when there is no battery. It only charges when a genuine Sony battery is installed. If you use aftermarket batteries for a few days then the internal battery may become depleted and require more charging next time you use a genuine Sony battery.
Nope just body caps. I’m going to reach out to my sps tech guy and see if he’s heard of it
I find my batteries self-discharge when they are not in the camera for some reason. Which is unusual for a lipo. I haven't measured the rate but, if I leave one fully charged for a couple of weeks it will certainly need recharging before I use it again.
I never saw this with Olympus batteries and lipos I use in other areas also don't do it so I don't know why the Sony ones do.
arbitrage wrote:
I just got around to watching this. I finished the video and still can't tell if this is 100% sarcasm or if this guy has no clue
At first I thought it might be a Monty Python like skit making fun of photographers.
I concluded, although it was funny, he was serious.
I like the response to his question how much was the print worth, "6.5K....deal if you chuck the A1 in also :-)".
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Pius Sullivan wrote:
Arbitrage, you should watch this! Some great wildlife photography tips in this one....
Yeah, there are some great tips on how to get to "pro level BIF photography". The tip that I believe may elevate me to pro level is the chair with foam padding.
Arbitrage, you should watch this! Some great wildlife photography tips in this one....
Yikes... I only made it to the 14s mark on that one and realized he was about to tell me to use a tripod for BIF which is about the stupidest advice one could give. Then I stopped watching
somersettr wrote:
I find my batteries self-discharge when they are not in the camera for some reason. Which is unusual for a lipo. I haven't measured the rate but, if I leave one fully charged for a couple of weeks it will certainly need recharging before I use it again.
I never saw this with Olympus batteries and lipos I use in other areas also don't do it so I don't know why the Sony ones do.
All batteries in the world self discharge over time, but slowly.
And more importantly, batteries also lose capacity even when not used, and it loses more capacity if it was stored at 100% than at 50%, and will lose even more if it was completely discharged.
For example, if you store a Li-on battery somewhere at 40 degrees Celsius, charged at 100%, it will lose about 35% of its capacity in a year, so even when you fully charge it later, you only get 65% of its life.
When you see your battery level going from 100% then quickly dropping to 65%, my guess is that the battery had already lost about 30% of its capacity. I see something like that happening all the time on devices like laptops and smartphones after they've been used for some time.
arbitrage wrote:
Yikes... I only made it to the 14s mark on that one and realized he was about to tell me to use a tripod for BIF which is about the stupidest advice one could give. Then I stopped watching
But that video is by a PROFESSIONAL photographer for PROFESSIONAL photographers. Besides, you have to dress in the PROFESSIONAL camo outfit he is wearing, otherwise those birdies will be afraid of you.
Imagemaster wrote:
But that video is by a PROFESSIONAL photographer for PROFESSIONAL photographers. Besides, you have to dress in the PROFESSIONAL camo outfit he is wearing, otherwise those birdies will be afraid of you.
And make sure to use Auto Iso for birds in flight because the brightness of the background might change! But also keep on adjusting that exposure compensation. Lol.
I'm digging the Elmer Fud cap...or is that a Canadian trapper hat? I hope not.
arbitrage wrote:
Yikes... I only made it to the 14s mark on that one and realized he was about to tell me to use a tripod for BIF which is about the stupidest advice one could give. Then I stopped watching
