My D7100 and D750 both use the same battery. Makes life simple.
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How do you charge your camera battery?
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Absurd. Seeing that as an insult is more than far fetched - and you were the one who is now dragging comparisons to other battery operated tools in here that are not dedicated cameras, as if that mattered.
My Sony A1 and A7R IV both use the same battery, but my Sony RX10 IV uses a different one, as does the RX100 VII. So, three different battery chargers, but not a big deal, especially as the batteries for the RX100 VII are very small anyway (it's my travel camera). I have yet to take a long photo-oriented trip where I'd want to have all my cameras and accessories with me!
At home I have a "charging station" set up where the chargers live so that when I need to charge a battery, it's simply a matter of walking the battery over to its charger, which is already plugged in, and sliding the battery into position and making sure the charging light comes on.
At home I have a "charging station" set up where the chargers live so that when I need to charge a battery, it's simply a matter of walking the battery over to its charger, which is already plugged in, and sliding the battery into position and making sure the charging light comes on.
Why not? It’s definitely an added bonus that camcorder has. Unless you’d rather not have such a feature on your iPhone and Mac.
Probable due to software limitations and the fact that batteries are small and easily changeable as others have mentioned so no need for exact measurement.
I can see from the displayed icon when the battery gets low hence don’t need a percentage. On any of these devices.
This is a forum. You asked, you receive opinions, as answers.
If anyone would write this to you you’d be all rage and call it an “insult “.
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It’s one shared by many. The exact percentage isn’t important for most use cases I can think of. I turn it off on my iPhone, iPad and MBPs. All the percentage does is add mental noise. When camera batteries (back to your thread topic) get low I replace-n-charge. Why specifically do you feel it is so important? I never think about batteries. I just stick to my charging routine.
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No need for the attitude….especially from someone who has spent a good part of this thread shouting at posters.
Aren’t opinions what you were asking for?
Also the bar display is easier the make legible while small. There is a limit to how small you can make text and keep it legible so the bar can be used to minimise screen real estate needed for it. Plus, the more you change the display you more you consume power - better used for pictures - A battery bar doesn’t need updated as frequently as a numeric read out.
FWIW, my F6 has I think 4 segments in the battery display. It’s better than an F5 or F100 with 2 or 3 segments(@mollyc ? You’ve used an f100 more recently than I have). A lot of early DSLRs only had maybe three. The 7 or so on my current cameras are a luxury.
They’re all a big step up from the F2as or FM/FM2 where if you turn on and they light up the battery is good and if not it’s dead. Of course if you’re using them today you can follow Ken Rockwell’s advice and stick spares in your wallet “that never get used like the condom in your wallet in high school”…
They’re all a big step up from the F2as or FM/FM2 where if you turn on and they light up the battery is good and if not it’s dead. Of course if you’re using them today you can follow Ken Rockwell’s advice and stick spares in your wallet “that never get used like the condom in your wallet in high school”…
hmmm. i’ll have to check later. since it uses regular batteries but no intensive computer stuff, i haven’t thought to check the reading for it.
i do know that i have to charge my batteries more frequently when i use my camera. and when i use my camera, i’m more likely to have photos to share.
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They can be surprisingly battery hungry-maybe 10-15 rolls on 4xAAs.
The F6 uses CR123s and I can manage 20 with manual rewind, which is nice since those things are expensive. Of course anymore tyy but yea usually die before I do that many.
To get back on topic. I have created a photo tutorial, no photoshop, taken in low light, with my iPhone so excuse the poor quality.
Step One: Plug USB cable into a power source (could be a PC or a powered USB outlet or adaptor)
Step Two: Plug into other end into charging dock.
Step 3: Insert Battery
Step 4: Red light indicates that it is charging. When it turns green, batteries are fully charged. You can remove, place into your camera and post photos.
You can of course skip all these steps if you choose to charge directly from the camera.
Step One: Plug USB cable into a power source (could be a PC or a powered USB outlet or adaptor)
Step Two: Plug into other end into charging dock.
Step 3: Insert Battery
Step 4: Red light indicates that it is charging. When it turns green, batteries are fully charged. You can remove, place into your camera and post photos.
You can of course skip all these steps if you choose to charge directly from the camera.
I don't think charger directly from the camera is the best idea since its so slow...
Nice speakers you have there….. hockey puck gives it away.
Ah…. But…. Like SD cards….. come on, how many on here despite having your camera for years, the same camera and battery combo…. Still….. still….. put the battery in the wrong way first and then the right way each damn time?