Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i tend to assume any battery gauge (camera, computer, etc) is pretty nonlinear. my heuristic is >75% = "reliable power" 25-50% = "recharge" and <25% = "on fumes" and the extra battery (@>75%) recommendation is the best advice. -rei On 02/21/2011 07:04 PM, John McMaster wrote: > How old/often charged is the battery? My battery got longer lasting after > the first 3 or 4 full charges.... > > john > ________________________________________ > > > I'm sorta pissed off. I checked the "Info" panel last night and it > indicated that my battery was a little below 50% (I'd estimate over > 40%) and that it was good for 251 shots. Planning to take at most 100 > frames the next afternoon, I didn't put the battery on charge. Guess > what! It went totally dead after about 24 shots. > > So, does the battery life indicator habitually lie, is my M9 > defective, or do I have a defective battery? Can anyone enlighten me > based on their experience? > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information