Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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