[Leica] DMR Battery Life

[leica at robsteve.com (Robert Stevens)]

I would guess our capacity goes up once the batteries have been 
cycled a few times and the novelty of looking at every shot and 
zooming around in those shots decreases.   You can also burn a lot of 
battery capacity, just playing with the menu system and seeing what 
everything does.

  The DMR batteries are not only 1/3 the weight of an EOS 1D battery, 
but also a little more than one third the volume.  My guess is you 
could get thousands of frames on a set of three DMR batteries with 
judicious use of the LCD monitor.  Though I am not going to be one of 
these guys that just sits the couch firing off the digital camera to 
see how many shots I get out of a battery.

Robert


   At 06:56 PM 10/8/2005, Bill wrote:

>Tina,
>
>I would agree with Robert - I can go days without having the battery go
>dead.  I have a spare (it is VERY light weight) and on only one occasion did
>I have to replace the battery while doing a project.
>
>Bill in Denver
>http://photobynelsch.smugmug.com
>
>
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>Tina:
>
>I am sure the capacity the guy heard was in regards to leaving the camera on
>with the monitor running.  I have left mine on overnight and once it goes
>into the sleep mode it seems to use little power.  The battery is still
>showing full the next morning.  I think most of us are getting 300 shots or
>more with lots of use of  the monitor.  The DMR batteries are also probably
>1/3 the weight of a 1D battery, so you may want to compare the capacity by
>the size of the battery.
>
>I would bet a DMR/R9 combo and two batteries is still lighter than a 1D MkII
>and one battery.  Time to get out the wife's kitchen scale again...
>
>Here are the results:
>
>R9/DMR Battery in camera plus spare battery, 1520 grams
>
>1D Mk II Battery in camera, 1600 g
>
>DMR battery 100 grams
>
>EOS 1D battery 310 grams
>
>
>So it looks like you could have a DMR and three batteries for only 20 grams
>more than a 1D Mk II and no spare battery.  I know people will argue that
>two more batteries for the DMR would be more expensive than just one spare
>battery for a 1D, but price or economy is not why most of us bought Leicas.
>
>The DMR also comes with a cigar lighter adapter for the battery charger, an
>option not available with the 1D.  If you are so far out of civilization
>that there is not any power either in the form of 12v, or the multi voltage
>AC adapter, film would probably the more prudent approach.
>
>Robert
>
>
>
>At 01:06 PM 10/8/2005, Tina Manley wrote:
>
> >LUG:
> >
> >Can anybody using the DMR comment on the battery life?  This was a
> >comment on another forum:
> >
> >"having just completed the two day course on the DMR at Leica UK, I can
> >offer some opinions. Firstly it is HEAVY! Secondly, battery life is
> >poor, the tech reckoned 1.5 hours switched on, about 2 hours on/off.
> >I managed 9 shots before the battery showed 2/3 empty. A colleague
> >flattened it with a further 8 shots."
> >
> >That would certainly be a killer for me.  The Canon 1DMII battery lasts
> >for a week of continuous use before it has to be recharged.
> >
> >Tina
> >
> >Tina Manley, ASMP
> >http://www.tinamanley.com
> >
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