Thanks. I'm suspecting maybe Paul (pdk) never stops using his camera, lol, so that's why he's not seen itIt’s normal. If not used for awhile, my S5 will completely drain the battery. I’ve heard this from many over the years. We have two S5 cameras.
I haven't seen that with S5 nor S5ii. If I remember correctly, some settings (e.g. bluetooth) may affect to battery draining.It’s normal. If not used for awhile, my S5 will completely drain the battery. I’ve heard this from many over the years. We have two S5 cameras.
Is anyone experiencing battery drain in the S5 (or panasonic bodies generally)? I had that issue with a G85 and GX8. Drove me crazy as I don't shoot every day. Is anyone seeing that in their Penny FF bodies?
Ha, ha - well I guess it's true that I do tend to use my camera at least every other day or so. But I've noticed anything especially bad about battery usage. The S5 is quite frugal, the S1R less so (surprising since the battery is almost twice the size - but the camera's bigger so I guess it needs more energy to heat it up!).Thanks. I'm suspecting maybe Paul (pdk) never stops using his camera, lol, so that's why he's not seen it
You mean like this:[...]
I think to get a proper answer here, a structured test approach is necessary. If I get the time, I'll try to do that. It would also be great if perhaps someone could find an easy way of measuring the standby current draw. I suspect a dummy battery with some wires coming out of it to a meter and then a realy battery would be needed, so not the easiest of things to arrange.
Ha ha - perfect. So the S1 draws 5mA on standby? But perhaps the DC Coupler uses some too? The battery is rated 3100 mAh - so that's 620 hours on standby and it's dead (about a month).You mean like this:
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Nah. Why go to the trouble of measuring the problem, when it's more fun to just waffle on?
Anyone done this with an S5?
It's more complicated than that. I wrote about this at length on DPR. The PSU outputs about 9.0V at low load. If most of the current is going through a buck regulator (I guess in PFM mode), the power will be nearly constant (rather than the current). So that 5.2mA might need to be scaled up by about 9.0V/7.5V = 1.2 when the S1 is running off a battery.So the S1 draws 5mA on standby?
No.But perhaps the DC Coupler uses some too?
See above (and DPR posts).The battery is rated 3100 mAh - so that's 620 hours on standby and it's dead (about a month).
The S5 is more complicated.Anyone done this with an S5?
probably best not to leave batteries in the camera if it’s going unused for a week or more.
probably best not to leave batteries in the camera if it’s going unused for a week or more.