Re: New M5 looks the business
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mattz10 wrote:
MikeJ9116 wrote:
mattz10 wrote:
MikeJ9116 wrote:
Battery life is likely the reason. The M3 can suck a battery dry fast if you use the EVF. Add GPS and you will need a bunch of batteries to get through a day of shooting.
You're clearly talking about something you don't know.
Frankly, nobody knows what happens adding GPS to Canon (?) M3. It's just like talking sheet.
I have 2 GPS camera and for your knowledge GPS modules are not power greedy. 20-30mAh? They are improving, you have to accept this, I can speculate that the Apple Watch2 GPS module is one of the best about power consumption.
Olympus battery BLN-1 it's 1220mAh
Apple Watch 2 battery it's 273 mAh
Now you can do the magic with your calculator.
Battery is not likely the reason.
I own a 6D so I do have experience with how GPS affects battery life in Canon cameras. Turn on GPS in the 6D's menu and watch the battery indicator drain down. Comparing a Canon MILC, DSLR etc. to an Apple watch is just stupid. I have had GPS in Sony cameras and it drains the battery in them too.
So thinking you are so knowledgeable regarding camera design might be doing yourself a disservice.
I don't have a Canon 6D, but talking about GPS and BUNCH (you said "bunch") of batteries... I'm not sure you experienced it.
If you stay still, "watching" the camera, maybe it's the LCD and the system which is draining the battery.
I own an M3 and the EVF will drain a battery quickly. Much faster than using the LCD alone. Add anything else and the problem is compounded. Based on my experience using the EVF, I would need 3-4 batteries for a full day of heavy shooting. Especially in bright sunlight were EVF use would e constant. This is without GPS running too. One thing I can say is the GPS in the 6D is a power hog. Turn it on along with wifi and the battery goes fast and it isn't a small capacity battery.
Also, using an EF/EF-S lens with IS on the M3 will drain a battery quickly. For some reason Canon did not allow the IS to be turned off with these lenses like they do with EF-M lenses. Having the IS running full time and the EVF is a nightmare for battery life. I would have to turn IS off manually on the lens to keep from burning through batteries. Hopefully, this has been fixed with the M5.