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EOS R5: External Battery USB-C Power

Started Aug 28, 2020 | Polls thread
iazybandit Contributing Member • Posts: 655
Re: EOS R5: External Battery USB-C Power

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?

The Power Adapter PD-E1 requires a wall outlet. Great if you're in a studio setting but if you're out in public where there is no outlet, its useless.

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