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EOS R5: External Battery USB-C Power

Started Aug 28, 2020 | Polls thread
gazza73
gazza73 Senior Member • Posts: 1,015
Re: EOS R5: External Battery USB-C Power

MarshallG wrote:

DemolitionMan14 wrote:

sobrien wrote:

DemolitionMan14 wrote:

Noah M wrote:

DemolitionMan14 wrote:

The EOS R5 has the capability to charge batteries via the USB-C port. I keep a fully charged Anker USB-C Power Delivery (PD) battery pack with me to charge batteries in the field. It would be great to be able to plug the camera in and use power straight from the external battery. Is this a desired feature?

From what I read, is the camera will charge if powered off. And you want to do that when not in use anyway to keep the camera cool. But it won't power the camera. Is all this true?

Correct. It will charge when powered off, but will not Power the camera.

Canon claims for the R5 and R6:

“Ability to operate and shoot with the camera while charging with Power Adapter PD-E1 is possible.”

As opposed to the R and RP which are “charging only”.
Maybe your PD device isn’t powerful enough?

I should have been more clear. I would like to be able to power the R5 using any USB-C PD charger and battery pack. Not just using the overpriced Canon PD-E1 Adapter.

USB-C PD doesn't work that way. There are a huge varieties of voltages and amperages which a charger can provide, so your wish for "any" isn't going to happen, just as you can't power your laptop from "any" USB-C charger. I think it's too early for us to know what features the USB-C PD charger will need to support in order to support live power, but in my opinion, it's better to have a solution which provides charging/power at the same time, even if it means the camera draws from the battery as it charges. This way, if your cord is ever disconnected, the camera keeps working.

Does anyone with a PD-E1 care to share a photo of the back of the adapter or copy down the specs to see what output it has?

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