10D: should I totally discharge the battery for the first time?

Bartek · Sep 12, 2003

I'm just before first battery recharge. Should I wait until it gets totally out and the camera goes "dead" or is it OK to recharge it if it only shows "low" but still operates the camera?

thanks for advise
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Bartek

DavidP #28649 · Sep 12, 2003

Li-Ion batteries actually prefer to be recharged whenever possible. Long before running out of juice.

So don't worry about making sure you run the battery dead. You don't need to (or really want to) do that.

Bartek said:
I'm just before first battery recharge. Should I wait until it gets
totally out and the camera goes "dead" or is it OK to recharge it
if it only shows "low" but still operates the camera?

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Troponin · Sep 12, 2003

I like to top off my bats before I go out and shoot, that way I don't have to worry about how much charge I have left.

The bat status meter on the D60/10D isn't that great in terms of judging actual battery status (it's not like the status monitors on the laptops).

Bartek said:
I'm just before first battery recharge. Should I wait until it gets
totally out and the camera goes "dead" or is it OK to recharge it
if it only shows "low" but still operates the camera?

thanks for advise
--
Bartek

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abqnm · Sep 12, 2003

no, the Lithium battery does not have a memory like the old nicad batteries. So, you do not need to discharge.

Bartek said:
I'm just before first battery recharge. Should I wait until it gets
totally out and the camera goes "dead" or is it OK to recharge it
if it only shows "low" but still operates the camera?

thanks for advise
--
Bartek

Scott Fleming · Sep 12, 2003

You have 'x' number of total recharge cycles in any one battery. If you want to use them up with 1/2 charges ..... be my guest.
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Robert D. McGee · Sep 12, 2003

I always charge my battery before it runs dead. I have visions of it going dead when writing to the card and maybe "corrupting" the card, etc

Dale53

alan orr · Sep 12, 2003

Scott Fleming said:
You have 'x' number of total recharge cycles in any one battery.
If you want to use them up with 1/2 charges ..... be my guest.
--
http://www.pbase.com/sfleming

Too many cameras ... not nearly enough photography.

Yes you should NOT charge every time you think its a little low. The battery may have 500 charge cycles for example. If you keep charging every time to up it, you will lower the lifespan of the battery. I did this with a G2 and the battery was worthless in about 8 months. The 10D battery should give you hundreds of photos and reviewing per charge, and when the battery indicator shows low charge, you still have the ability to take over 50 photos safely. If you wish, contact The Battery Barn, or a similar store and they will confirm this point. Why waste a battery that should last for a very long time.

Lars Johnsson · Sep 12, 2003

If it have 500 charge cycles you have to charge it more than 2 times every day to finish it in 8 months!!

I have used my battery in my G2, G3 and now 10D. Together more than 30.000 pictures. I have 4 batteries now but the first one was the only one for over a year. And it's still working like a new battery.
Lars

alan orr said:
Scott Fleming said:

You have 'x' number of total recharge cycles in any one battery.
If you want to use them up with 1/2 charges ..... be my guest.
--
http://www.pbase.com/sfleming

Too many cameras ... not nearly enough photography.

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Yes you should NOT charge every time you think its a little low.
The battery may have 500 charge cycles for example. If you keep
charging every time to up it, you will lower the lifespan of the
battery. I did this with a G2 and the battery was worthless in
about 8 months. The 10D battery should give you hundreds of photos
and reviewing per charge, and when the battery indicator shows low
charge, you still have the ability to take over 50 photos safely.
If you wish, contact The Battery Barn, or a similar store and they
will confirm this point. Why waste a battery that should last for a
very long time.

c.hammett · Sep 12, 2003

Robert D. McGee said:
I always charge my battery before it runs dead. I have visions of
it going dead when writing to the card and maybe "corrupting" the
card, etc

Dale53

When I traveled in June with my G3 I took two batteries with me and alternated them, recharging overnight. No problems. It's not worth worryiing about running out of battery before you run out of photo ops!

I now have a 10D in addition to the G3, and a total of 3 batteries. I plan to keep one in reserve. Can anyone tell me if I can just leave the extra new battery "uncharged" indefinitely until needed?

Ranger

Phillip Lynch · Sep 12, 2003

That is what the makers recomend better than storing a fully charged battery.

c.hammett said:
Robert D. McGee said:

I always charge my battery before it runs dead. I have visions of
it going dead when writing to the card and maybe "corrupting" the
card, etc

Dale53

Click to expand...

When I traveled in June with my G3 I took two batteries with me and
alternated them, recharging overnight. No problems. It's not worth
worryiing about running out of battery before you run out of photo
ops!

I now have a 10D in addition to the G3, and a total of 3 batteries.
I plan to keep one in reserve. Can anyone tell me if I can just
leave the extra new battery "uncharged" indefinitely until needed?

Ranger

Troponin · Sep 12, 2003

it's more like 1000 cycles and if you get about 200 to 300 shots per full charge, oh well you do the math-- that way more than the shutter life (50 to 100K at the very best) for a single battery. I would most prefer to have a fully charge bat at my shoots than worry about a $10 or $30 lifespan!!!!

Scott Fleming said:
You have 'x' number of total recharge cycles in any one battery.
If you want to use them up with 1/2 charges ..... be my guest.
--
http://www.pbase.com/sfleming

Too many cameras ... not nearly enough photography.

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and I still can't spell worth a dang!

Eric Jacobs · Sep 12, 2003

This will insure that you get the most capacity out of a new battery. Then it's OK to top off thereafter. Once every month or so, discharge almost fully before recharging.

Scott Fleming · Sep 12, 2003

work it into the rotation. Sitting around it will lose charge.
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http://www.pbase.com/sfleming

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