Does the camera display the remaining charge when using this grip and two batteries? Is there any indicator before you run out of power?
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The 6D has a battery info display in one of the menu screens. When you install the battery grip and two batteries, the camera recognizes both batteries and displays the remaining charge available in each of the batteries. I don't know if the camera signals an alert for low power, because with two batteries on board, I have never run that low. In my past experience, though most digital cameras give very little warning that the battery is exhausted. I hope this helps.
1536704
I feel that it does, however have not run out power. The indicator seems to move.
1536705
Yes, it does. I've run it down too btw. Very accurate in my opinion. (Using more precise Magic Lantern battery view).
1536706
I have an indicator, and it shows that the battery is going down. I haven't let it get to the point of running out of power.
1536707
Yes, the LCD on the top of the camera accurately displays remaining battery power. The icon will also flash when battery failure is imminent.
284643
The camera displays the battery amount as one single battery. The grip works great. I like how my camera feels in my hands with it on.
1844952
Camera switches battery use automatically between grip and body, with 1st-to-use preference set by you. So, if use grip battery first (because this was specified in body menu), camera will automatically switch to body battery. Then, removing the grip should have no affect.
1903856
Remove the battery tray any time the camera will not be in use. The camers draws power even when turned off. You will find the batteries will hold their charge,if you remove the tray from the grip
1844953
Just tried removing battery from the grip.(with priority to battery grip) and the camera shut off once I pulled the battery.If battery was set to priority to body and removed the battery grip the camera stayed on. Not sure if one can tell which battery the camera is using during recording (new user to camera) Haven't had the battery die on me yet with a normal day use.
212020
Yes, you get a light signal when battery needs recharging and there is another light signal when it has finished charging. There is no "low battery" notice though. So its use it until the battery is done. Might be in the middle of a session.
1113816
You can set the battery order so that the camera will use either the internal battery or the one in the grip first. When one is depleted, the camera will switch to the other, giving you the extended life of both batteries. I swap them out as I charge them meaning that I have the grip battery as my first, then when it's time to charge it I put the one in the camera in the grip and charge the depleted battery and put it in the camera when it's charged. Thereby rotating the batteries out each time.
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Hi. You can see both icons. The battery that's active is bright. The second icon is more ghostlike...not as bright. The unit works well. I can only compare it to the Sony battery grip for my A700 and functionally, there's no discernible difference in the operation of the two units.
1820514
Correct. This grip with its 2 batteries replaces the small one that goes inside the camera. Most all battery grip packs will be this way. Hope this helps.
497271
The grip is powered by two Canon Batteries similar to the ones that you would use in the camera, if the grip wasn't attached. There is also an insert that comes with the grip that holds a set of 4 AA Batteries that can be used as an alternative to the specialized Camera type battery packs. There is no outlet however? Did you mean AC power IN as in something that will run off of electricity from a wall outlet? It does not have a jack of that sort on it no
371435
Yes, in the upper right corner there's a battery icon that indicates the remaining charge - it's on all the time.
46860
On my camera - the screen shows how much battery I have left. However, I have noticed on this battery -- when my screen says I have 1/4 battery power left -- it no longer allows me to take pictures. I have a N3100. Hope this helps. Pat
1903855
I never experienced such drastic draining of charge when using those supplied batteries in the grip (when the camera was OFF). Mine is performing well. Please check if the same happens when (not using the grip) a single but different battery is installed in the body-if so contact the canon service; in the meanwhile, check all the contact pads in the grip for any short circuit. I hope you can figure it out easily.
1296489
It might be an issue with your camera also, to test this place regular battery into camera and test if the battery has connection issues without grip.
658906
There is a battery included, which has a meter for measuring remaining charge on it. Replacement batteries are available but my second one did NOT have a meter on it.
861869
It holds a charge extremely well. I used this battery grip for my friends wedding (500+pics) went clay shooting and took videos with pics and still had about 50% battery life on both batteries. I can leave the batteries in the grip and it seems like the charge is the same as when I last used the camera. I highly recommend this battery grip if you are looking for something you can use for a "LONG" time.
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I have used mine a couple of times with no issues. I know the generic batteries seemed to run down more quickly when stored in the grip. I just checked it again and saw that the grip also has an ON/OFF slide switch that much be turned on. It's below the camera LCD screen. Hope this helps!