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07/22/2004 11:10:37 AM · #1 |
Is it ok to leave the battery in my camera if I'm not using for say a week or two, or should I remove it?
Thanks, Dave. |
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07/22/2004 11:12:29 AM · #2 |
I can't answer your question, but you have me wondering -- how can you leave your camera for a week or two without using it??? lol
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07/22/2004 11:33:56 AM · #3 |
| I can't say that it's good or bad as I've never really thought about it. But I can tell you that I leave mine in 24/7 and I do go for stretches of sometimes a couple of weeks without using it. Haven't had any problems so far and I've had it since January.... Should I not be doing this? Can it somehow damage the battery or the camera? |
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07/22/2004 11:36:33 AM · #4 |
I don't see why it would damage either the battery or the camera. At worst, you will pick up your camera, head out for a day of shooting and run out of juice...
That's happened to be more then a few times...
I have to start remembering to put the battery on the charger more often. |
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07/22/2004 12:04:18 PM · #5 |
The drain patterns on most NiMH batteries wouldn't warrant removing the battery during a few weeks of non-use. You should only do this when out of use for a month or more where the battery might drain completely and possibly damage it.
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07/22/2004 12:39:41 PM · #6 |
| What about generic batteries? Anybody have any experience with how long they will hold a charge, say sitting in a camera bag as backup? |
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07/22/2004 03:28:24 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by digistoune:
What about generic batteries? Anybody have any experience with how long they will hold a charge, say sitting in a camera bag as backup? |
As in non-rechargable alkalines?
Message edited by author 2004-07-22 15:28:44.
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07/22/2004 03:40:01 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by wwwavenger:
The drain patterns on most NiMH batteries wouldn't warrant removing the battery during a few weeks of non-use. You should only do this when out of use for a month or more where the battery might drain completely and possibly damage it. |
Actually, it extends the life of rechargeable batteries to periodically completely cycle them from fully charged to fully discharged.
The nice thing about the 300D is that it will automatically hibernate while not in use, so leaving it alone for a period won't really hurt it. The only problem I've had is that the battery indicator seems to go directly from 'full' to 'nearly gone' with little in-between. Just to be on the safe side, I bought a 2nd battery when I bought the camera, and it has really come in handy. |
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07/22/2004 03:55:27 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by wwwavenger:
Originally posted by digistoune:
What about generic batteries? Anybody have any experience with how long they will hold a charge, say sitting in a camera bag as backup? |
As in non-rechargable alkalines? |
No, I'm talking about the generic batteries you can find at Amazon.com, for example, for a lot less money than the Canon battery. |
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07/22/2004 04:05:47 PM · #10 |
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07/22/2004 04:34:10 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by skiprow:
The only problem I've had is that the battery indicator seems to go directly from 'full' to 'nearly gone' with little in-between. Just to be on the safe side, I bought a 2nd battery when I bought the camera, and it has really come in handy. |
I have the same problem!
I thougt it was just my camera playing tricks on me... |
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