p.1 #1 · Charge & Control R5 via USB when tethered to phone & external battery pack?
So here’s the setup:
Canon R5—USB-C cable——>USB OTG Adapter.
The USB OTG adapter is a Y-adapter that allows you to connect a USB-C Android phone and a USB-C power source. I have a large 30,000ma USB-C battery. I want to use the Android phone to run qDSLRDashboard for some long Timelapse shooting. With this setup, will it be possible to both charge the Canon R5 and control it using the Android phone, all via the single USB-C connection to the R5?
If this setup doesn’t work, I guess my plan B would be to pick up a Tether Tools ONsite Relay C Camera Power System w/LP-E6 battery adapter and go that route. Anyone done something similar or know of another way to get the R5 setup for really long shooting periods?
p.1 #3 · Charge & Control R5 via USB when tethered to phone & external battery pack?
Did some more reading, turns out the R5 must be powered off to charge the internal LP-E6N/E6NH battery, thus it appears the R5 can’t pull power from the USB-C port while shooting. Bummer, guess I’ll look into a Tether Tools setup.
p.1 #4 · Charge & Control R5 via USB when tethered to phone & external battery pack?
R5 can take power from the USB port while it is on. When off, either from the switch or timeout, the USB will start loading the camera battery. I use this often.
p.1 #5 · Charge & Control R5 via USB when tethered to phone & external battery pack?
To operate the camera from external power via the camera's USB port, it requires a Power Delivery (PD) rated power bank at 30W and higher (I believe a charged battery must also be installed in the camera's grip). This Camnostic link about powering the R5 might be helpful. It looks like they explored this for similar reasons to your inquiry.
p.1 #6 · Charge & Control R5 via USB when tethered to phone & external battery pack?
rscheffler wrote:
To operate the camera from external power via the camera's USB port, it requires a Power Delivery (PD) rated power bank at 30W and higher (I believe a charged battery must also be installed in the camera's grip). This Camnostic link about powering the R5 might be helpful. It looks like they explored this for similar reasons to your inquiry.
Has anyone tried running the R5 with a 30+W PD battery and an Android phone with qDSLRDashboard for Timelapse shooting?
