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PRSS
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Hello Everybody I recently photographed my Interior Design Project with my Nikon D5100 - 18-55 lens - with the battery fully charged. For all the shots I was using the built-in flash to trigger my external flashes through slave units. I was shooting in RAW + JPEG Fine. And I was also using LIVE VIEW for all the time. Exposure time was between 2seconds to 1 second using tripod - VR was off. For some hand held shots VR was on. And all the photos were taken using AutoFocus mode. By the time I reached 140 frames, my battery level was showing RED and was almost dead. Since my photography was over, I did not shoot further to see for how many more shots the battery lasted. But the indicator was showing almost dead. My question is whether this is normal. In my earlier photography session where I had taken photographs of exterior shots of buildings (again RAW+Fine - but no VR and no Live View - no flash - and all the shutter speeds were faster than 1/60sec) I have taken more than 300 shots and the battery level showed only 50% drain. Please clarify. Thanking you in advance PRSS |
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Robert
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Not unexpected using all the features and especially the power hungry ones will drain power from the tiny battery. I would expect to carry at least one spare battery. Why save JPEG AND NEF? It greatly slows the save, uses more battery and wastes storage space. The NEF already contains a JPEG which is what you view on the back of the camera and on the computer screen when you view the image. You can use that for quick viewing, or make a screen grab of the part of the image you want for a low quality display. If you want a good quality image you process the NEF. |
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jk
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Using LiveView and also the flashes will eat the battery so I dont think that 140 shots is too bad or unreasonable. It's always good to have a spare battery for these sort of occasions. |
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Eric
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PRSS wrote:Hello Everybody It's quite normal to have significant battery drain when shooting 2second exposures. I had to do some night exterior shots for Best Western some years back with the D1X. Some of these shots were 5-6sec exposures and the poor old D1X batteries were drained in no time. I remember one old battery, fully charged was exhausted after 20 shots!! Battery technology has improved significantly since then, but I still always carry 2 spare batteries when doing commercial shoots that involve time exposures |
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Doug
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Live view is the battery killer - Sensors use a lot of power |
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Eric
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Doug wrote: Live view is the battery killer......Yes that's very true. In the long exposure evening shots I made reference to above, I was also using the LCD extensively to check the captured images. So that would have contributed significantly. |
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PRSS
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Thank you everybody. It is heartening to note that there is nothing wrong with my camera or my battery. All of your advice is greatly appreciated. |
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robertperez
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You are using live view and flash light during capture image so its ok there is no issue regarding to battery. |
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Eric
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robertperez wrote:You are using live view and flash light during capture image so its ok there is no issue regarding to battery. I beg to differ. 2sec exposures with live view screen on, will drain the battery quickly. |
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Gilbert Sandberg
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PRSS, re: will drain... I tend to agree with Eric and others. Using long shutter speeds, live-view etcetera may drain a battery several times faster than normal daytime use. Do not forget that the D5nnn series are consumer-grade camera's, the options for live view etcetera may come in useful, but were of no consideration when designing the battery size/life. In other words: if you wanted long battery life in those conditions, the weight and cost would of the camera+battery be like a Pro-grade D3/4/5 camera. If you want reliable power for the circumstances mentioned: consider mains-power on the camera. Regards, Gilbert |
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Robert
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Not understanding what has caused this topic re-surface, however, perhaps I might add that another cause of the battery drain could be long exposure noise reduction, I understand it's about the same duration as the exposure itself. That would be another drain on the battery, almost like taking two exposures. Just in case somebody happens to pull this thread out with a search. |
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Eric
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Robert wrote:Not understanding what has caused this topic re-surface, however, perhaps I might add that another cause of the battery drain could be long exposure noise reduction, I understand it's about the same duration as the exposure itself. That would be another drain on the battery, almost like taking two exposures. I remember taking night exterior shots of a hotel using the D1X tethered to a laptop. The D1 series batteries were notoriously poor, but I drained 2 batteries doing long exposures on one shoot! In those days I shot 3or 4 of each image ...so I could lose the noise by superimposition. I guess with today's NR in camera I would have only neeeded one battery. |
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jk
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Eric wrote:Robert wrote: Yes I think you are correct Eric. However the D5xxx and D3xxx batteries are much lower powered compared to the professional Dx models and semi-professional camera Dxx and Dxxx models battery versions. |
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amazing50
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I still use my D5100 for copy work but with an external power adapter. Agree with the above comments. One thing that I found was that the D5100 battery meter was inaccurate in displaying remaining usage. It could drop from 50% to near zero within a few shots depending upon usage. The D610 is much more accurate in it's readings. Always carry an extra battery. |
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