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Subject: [Leica] Power Drain on R8/DMR
From: jnelon at netvigator.com (JamesR.Nelon)
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:55:05 -0400
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Gene,

Thanks for the help. I feel better, now that I know that I'm not going to
deplete the battery if I forget to turn off the R8 switch. I have already
set the DMR to shut itself off after a short time of inactivity.

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+jnelon=netvigator.com at leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jnelon=netvigator.com at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
grduprey at mchsi.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 8:43 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Power Drain on R8/DMR


 
Jim,


The R8 will turn itself off, or go into sleep mode if not used after a short
period, as does the DMR. ?Now if you store it in a bag where the release is
accidentally pushed it will turn on again and run down the battery. ? The
biggest drain on power with the R8/DMR is the LCD, if you use it in auto
review mode, and it really eats up power in this mode. ?I found that if you
turn off auto review, the battery lasts a significantly longer period, at
least 2 SD cards worth of shooting.


Cheers,
Gene

 -------------- Original message from "JamesR.Nelon"
<jnelon at netvigator.com>: --------------


> Is there a drain on the battery if I have the R8 switched on to a
particular
> setting e.g. "T" but have the DMR powered off?
> 
>  
> 
> Jim Nelon
> 
> 
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