skylar7575
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Could someone tell me how many charges a canon lithium-ion battery can undergo? Also, is it ok to charge them before the battery has gone low?
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skylar7575
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Come on now, this question cant be so hard to get an answer for?!
Id really appreciate it.
Id really appreciate it.
Jim Rucker
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I would say definitely can recharge, even though the battery has not drained very much. The Canon chargers are "smart" chargers, and know how much charge is needed. So an almost fully charged battery will only take a short while to top off the charge.
And I am told that these batteries can be recharged over 1000 times. Probably more, but the life of the charge will diminish.
I might get some disagreement, but this should get the thread rolling.
Jim
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And I am told that these batteries can be recharged over 1000 times. Probably more, but the life of the charge will diminish.
I might get some disagreement, but this should get the thread rolling.
Jim
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ivan137613
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I am not sure just how smart the Canon Chargers really are. I have always used the LenMar quick chargers and I have never had a battery failure in past five years canon or after market batteries. I bought the new LenMar Mach1 Alpha charger for my G7 batteries.
Graeme Shiplee
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You should always 'top-up' Lithium-Ion batteries rather than depleting them completely, they much prefer it. (Ni-Mh batteries (such AA type) on the other hand should be run down and rechaged from flat; they can get a memory otherwise)
They are good for around 1200 charge cycles.
G
They are good for around 1200 charge cycles.
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skylar7575
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I see. So, I dont have to wait until the battery is depleted, that is good.
1000+ charges...well thats alot then. Someone said at around 2 years, the battery starts to lose its charge much faster & that is when you know when to buy a new one.
Thank you for the responses.
1000+ charges...well thats alot then. Someone said at around 2 years, the battery starts to lose its charge much faster & that is when you know when to buy a new one.
Thank you for the responses.
R
Radu Grozescu
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This may look low, but at a charge every 2-3 days it's about 2 years, the time for a new camera 
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Sasha203254
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The suggestion that the lithium-ion battery for the Canon G series cameras can be re-charged approximately 1,000 times is purely academic since these type of batteries hardly last 2 years (I think 2.5 years is the recorded maximum). In short, these batteries age, irrespective of the number of re-charges, they even age on the shelf, and by the time one buys a new G7 camera the lithium-ion battery inside will be at least 6 months old.
Sasha
The suggestion that the lithium-ion battery for the Canon G series cameras can be re-charged approximately 1,000 times is purely academic since these type of batteries hardly last 2 years (I think 2.5 years is the recorded maximum). In short, these batteries age, irrespective of the number of re-charges, they even age on the shelf, and by the time one buys a new G7 camera the lithium-ion battery inside will be at least 6 months old.
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Radu Grozescu
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I still have and use two batteries for the Nikon D100 which were purchased in Feb. 2003 and they still do a reasonable job.
I have other two, purchased one year later (Feb. 2004) which last a bit better than the old ones, which confirms your observations about aging regardless of the number of cycles.
This phenomenon can be easily seen with laptop batteries too.
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The original battery for my 300D is going bad - purchased new 2 1/2+ years ago and I'm sure I haven't charged it anywhere near a 1000 times.
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Bob Blount
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Canon customer service is good about answering question through e-mail.
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mamallama
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As others have pointed out there is also a time factor and if you are a casual (not commercial) photographer the time factor will likely be the deciding factor. Not the number of charges.
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