Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm working on it. Just got about 80 shots and down to 1 bar again. But that's good enough for now - I tend to average no more than 100 exposures per day, so with two batteries I should squeak by. I do hope it gets up to the 400 or so level - thats what the manual says it should do. While checking that number, I found a comment in the manual that low battery is indicated by an acoustic signal - I had turned all sound off. Just turned it back on again. Clive http://www.clive.moss.net/blog/ on 3/25/2007 9:10 PM grduprey@mchsi.com said the following: > Clive, > > Just do the charge use and recharge 2 or 3 times and the batteries will be > just fine. Lithium batteries do not get to full capacity untill 2 or 3 > charge cycles. Both of the M8 batteries i have seem to last better than > the batteries for my D200, or approximately 500 exposures or more, easily > longer than what it takes to fill up a 2G SD card. > > Gene > > -------------- Original message from Clive Moss <clive.moss@gmail.com>: > -------------- > > >> Yeah - but I have never had go so dead, so fast. For once I made an >> unusual mistake and I read the manual. One bar is 25-50% says page 84. >> No bars is 5-25%. No bars flashing is 0-5%, "battery replacement or >> recharging necessary". 8 images should not go from 1 bar to death. >> Mumble mumble mumble grumble. >> I do have a spare - but it looks like I need more than one :-( >> -- >> Clive >> http://www.clive.moss.net/blog/ >> >> >> >> >> on 3/24/2007 8:21 PM Don Dory said the following: >>> Clive, >>> Lithium batteries have an extremely steep drop off curve when they are >>> out >>> of power; as in one shot works and the next the battery is dead. So, >>> when >>> you get to one bar, change the battery. As to the built in >>> capacitor/battery that has just enough juice to keep current settings >>> active >>> until you change the battery. It was never meant to power the camera the >>> way reserve fuel supplies work in cars once the tank empty light comes >>> on. >>> All the digital cameras work this way; one shot good, next shot you are >>> holding a hockey puck. >>> >>> Take a deep breath, realize that this is not a mechanical camera any >>> more, >>> and carry a spare battery. :) >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >