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7D Firmware update

Started Jan 16, 2018 | Questions thread
neilt3
neilt3 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,008
Re: 7D Firmware update

It's good that you've finally got it updated .

It will be the internal battery thats dead or flat .

It's not a D.I.Y job for most people to replace , and not really worth cost to pay someone to do it .

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If the cameras sat for a while unused it could have just gone flat , the main battery is what charges it , and keeps it charged .

It's possible that if a charged main battery is kept in for a few weeks that it might start to hold a charge again .

Mines still works fine .

I'm not sure what settings are lost when the battery is removed , if it's everything that's not a difault settings like storage settings ( RAW , JPEG etc ) that would be a pain .

You could use a battery pack that was intended for the Minolta DiMage A1 , A2 and A200 cameras .

IIRC these aren't powerfull enough to run the camera , but will still provide power while you change the battery .

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The better option is to use the battery grip .

I have one on my cameras most of the time .

This holds two batteries and with a bit of care you can just swap one battery at a time , or run it with one battery in it while your other is on charge .

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If all that happens when you remove battery is you lose the time and date , it's just as easy to reset it each time and not worry about it .

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