Battery storage inside grip

Hi everyone,
I could not find an answer to this question anywhere, sorry if it is a repeat!

I recently bought the Canon 450 D battery grip. Is it ok for me to leave my batteries in the grip while attached to the camera at all times? and only take it out when i need to recharge. I know leaving batteries inside a camera for several weeks of non use is not a good thing, does this also apply to the batter grip? Does the grip keep using trace amounts of juice over an extended period of time when turned off?

Thank you!

I have a XT and leave the batteries in the grip all the time so I'm always ready to go. I've never had any problems.

I have six total batteries so I always have backups when they eventually die in the grip.

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Chris
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Haiko said:

Hi everyone,
I could not find an answer to this question anywhere, sorry if it is a repeat!

I recently bought the Canon 450 D battery grip. Is it ok for me to leave my batteries in the grip while attached to the camera at all times? and only take it out when i need to recharge.

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Yes.

Haiko said:

I know leaving batteries inside a camera for several weeks of non use is not a good thing, does this also apply to the batter grip?

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Yes. The precaution is against a battery leak causing damage. I think the risk is greater for extended periods measured in months, and not very much for several weeks. IMHO, YMMV.

Haiko said:

Does the grip keep using trace amounts of juice over an extended period of time when turned off?

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Yes, but the minute drain is not enough to worry about.

Haiko said:

Thank you!

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Haiko said:

Hi everyone,
I could not find an answer to this question anywhere, sorry if it is a repeat!

I recently bought the Canon 450 D battery grip. Is it ok for me to leave my batteries in the grip while attached to the camera at all times? and only take it out when i need to recharge. I know leaving batteries inside a camera for several weeks of non use is not a good thing, does this also apply to the batter grip? Does the grip keep using trace amounts of juice over an extended period of time when turned off?

Thank you!

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It may lead to a small discharge but so would leving them in the tray. The amount is neglible so do not worry about it. As mentioned battery leakage is a concern though I've never experienced it in any digicam even ones left in a car that experienced temps below 0 F and over 140 F. Typical AA type batteries tend to corrode/leak and that may be a concern. But I've left AAs in my flashes for months with no corrosion so I would not worry about it. Even with cheapo China clones I leave them in and never have a problem. At worst they may leak and destroy the camera grip but I don't care. But I also use my camera almost daily so I check to see if there's any problems. If your camera is sitting for extended periods of time, like months then I would remove the batteries from the grip just to be safe.

Thank you all, that helps!