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Normal overnight (Canon LP-E12) battery drain?

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Advi
Advi Regular Member • Posts: 456
Re: Normal overnight (Canon LP-E12) battery drain?
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Hi.

I have a M50 (that uses the same LP-E12) and keep the battery inside the camera. Always. There is no battery drain if you do it.

Is your battery working ok?

Well, taking pictures does not drains a lot of battery. Using the LCD does.

If you played for 1 hour, I guess it is ok to be 50%.

Usually, a full charged LP-E12 battery allows you to film (full HD, 24 fps) for 2 hours. So, your battery seems reasonable.

I spent whole days at Walt Disney World taking pictures and making little videos. Usually, I used a full battery and returned to the hotel with 50% of the 2nd battery. And I had a 3rd one in my pocket just to be sure my batteries would not go out of juice.

After using more your camera, if you want more juice, just buy 2 more batteries for under US$ 20.

2 Wasabi batteries yesterday were $17 and 2 BM Premium LP-E12 were $18 at Amazon). $23 if you buy them with a double charger (charges 2 batteries at once). So, pretty cheap.

Happy shotting.

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