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 p.1 #8 · R5II battery usage on safari (or other intense camera usage situations)? | |
rscheffler wrote:
I don't go on safaris, but the people-centric events I cover typically result in the range of 1000-2000 images in e-shutter per battery charge. It really depends on a lot of variables. Some sports events I've covered, when I'm shooting a lot of long bursts but rarely reviewing images, can generate more images per battery charge. This is with the R5II I purchased last fall. Prior to that I had a longterm loan of an R5II that was very early production and more rapidly consumed batteries. For that camera, when covering events of extended duration, I powered it via an external PD capable USB battery. I believe you need to use one that is roughly at least 30-40W output and the USB cable also needs to be able to transmit the power (most do nowadays). A battery with roughly more than at least 25% charge also needs to be in the camera (or grip) to be able to use an external battery.
My approach to your situation would be to take a certain number of batteries, probably 8, and supplement it with external batteries as a just in case fallback option. The USB batteries can also be useful for topping up other devices, such as phones, tablets/laptops, etc. And they are much less expensive than buying more of Canon's batteries. They could also be used to charge the camera's batteries with an appropriate USB battery charger while in the field. And can charge the camera's battery/batteries when plugged into the camera and the camera is turned off. So, if you may have periods of inactivity but not access to AC power, this might be an option to give batteries a midday top up.
You should also consider battery charging options that don't rely on the charger Canon supplied with the camera. As you will only have two of these chargers, unless you have more from previous cameras, if you have 4-8 batteries on the trip and at some point need to charge all or most of them, you will run into a bottleneck if relying on just a couple of the Canon chargers. Here again, in-camera charging via the USB port is an option. If you use the cameras with the vertical grip, you can charge two batteries (successively, not concurrently) via USB. Even if you don't use the vertical grip, you can at least charge one battery in-camera while others are charging via chargers.
In my case, I will typically bring along at least one 140W multiple port USB-C power supply, from which I can charge multiple devices/batteries. A couple Canon chargers will charge batteries directly from wall power. Each camera can be plugged into the power supply to charge the internal battery/batteries. Additionally, I will bring one or two USB dual-battery chargers for the Canon NP-E6 style batteries, which are also plugged into the power supply.
For example, I have a couple of these INIU 10000mAh 45W batteries: https://www.amazon.com/INIU-Portable-10000mAh-Essentials-Powerbank/dp/B0DQD35SQ4
They are quite small and provide about the equivalent of two Canon LP-E6 batteries worth of runtime. Because they're small, it's easy to find room for one to always have at hand, just in case. The small carry strap is actually a short USB cable, ensuring you should always have one available. Additional to these I also have a couple 72 and 99Wh 100W USB batteries that I bring for some situations. These are much larger/heavier.
If you think you may explore the possibility of powering a camera from an external battery while shooting, I would also advise purchasing magnetic USB-C connectors so that the cable will easily disconnect from the camera if it accidentally snags or is pulled, which will reduce stress on the camera's USB port and prevent accidental damage to it. Magnetic connectors that swivel and rotate are better than those that just swivel. I also found that I prefer USB cables with soft silicone sheathing rather than the seemingly popular braided fabric styles because the latter typically seem to have some sort of rigid wire reinforcement, which makes them less supple in use. However, the braided USB-C cables Apple recently includes with their devices is an exception, being more supple than typical no-name braided USB cables I have purchase from Amazon.
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Thanks Ron. That's very informative, and food for thought.
I do have chargers from my Canon 7D and 7DII DSLRs. Do those chargers work to fully charge the LP-E6P batteries? I also need to check what, if any, charging support Pangolin provides.
I do have a car jump starter that has a couple of USB ports for charging portable devices. I now have an EV, so I don't use it anymore, but I've been wondering if I should use it as a power bank. It's clearly much bulkier than the power bank you mention.
What's the situation with air travel with power banks?
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