Canon 5 D Can someone tell me how many pictures will I be able to take with a Canon 5 D before I have to change batteries?
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As long as you have enough memory cards . . .wouldn't file size affect the outcome?
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Mechanics such as shutter, Auto Focus etc,. And LCD usage/settings will have the greatest impact on battery consumption--not number of CF cards or file size. It boils down to how a person uses the camera. Highly recommend always having a spare battery on hand and if you are really shutter happy; get the add-on battery pack.
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It is difficult to handle during an outing. I don't use mine any more just when camera is in storage. Size fit well for my canon though. Not sure about 7d though. Check dimensions.
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In my opinion, both of them will take great portraits... you can never go wrong with any of them. Your portrait shot will just depend on what lens you have and the kind of lighting you have. They're both full frame. Only 6D has GPS, 11 focus points, Wi-fi, if you can live without those you'll be fine with 5D. By the way mine is 5D mark ii.
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I use it frequently with both the 6D And 5D. It will have to be without a battery grip because it will be too tall for the focus ring.
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Jeffery,I use two camera batteries in mine and I have never run out of battery power. Even shooting action shots with the lense continuous focusing all day and taking 500-750 photos. I do not know if it will take AA batteries but knowing that I have two camera batteries and never had a failure, I'll just continue to go that route.
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I don't have a 5d ii. I have a 5d III and it works just light the canon battery. The camera will read the battery charge level and battery serial number.
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I bought this product to use in a 5d, same battery as a 20d, and it has worked for 6 mo.so far. I would say you have a detective one.
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Indeed, the camera hasn't got a "total number of shots" counter accessible to the user. Mine has nulled the file-numbering three times though, so I know I have over 30 000 shots on it. - It has been semi-retired now for the 5d Mk III, so it will only operate as a backup camera in the future (still working perfectly though)
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I can't really answer that because I'm not sure the battery is compatible with your 5D. They are different batteries for different Canons. It works well in my 60D but one out of three was defective.
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it all depends on what kind of batteries you use and how you have the setting set on the camera. I have used the lithium batteries as well as duracell and cvs brands. I have the cameras set to 3pictures with 1 minutes delay about 5000 pictures. I can get about 6 weeks battery life. I started using just the regular duracell instead of the lithium batteries because they were cheaper and I didn't really see a difference in how long they lasted.
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It depends on you. If you are just shooting a few pictures, absolutely not. If you are on a trip of a lifetime, you would be foolish not to have a few and adequate sized SD cards. In Italy, last week I easily went through a battery or two a day--several hundred pictures. Amazon sell some generic replacement batteries that have a charger and are very reasonably priced. I would rather carry an extra very small battery than a Sony paperweight.
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We were mainly taking pictures, when we were on our trip. And they lasted longer than the one that came with the camera. They lasted about a day and a half of off and on use. With the two batteries you should be good. I hope this helps you.
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I recently used the camera at a wedding and the battery went dead after 110 pictures. After that experience, I take two spare batteries with me.
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I guess it depends on if you are doing long exposures or just normal shooting. I take mine hiking and I am constantly shooting photos in the mountains. I also do some long exposures and I never really noticed how long they last because I take extra batteries with me. I know I have went a month without changing the battery if I am just doing normal shooting.
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I am using regular AA batteries and have taken about 1,000 pictures, no video so far, and the batteries have about 1/4 left. I do have a set of rechargeable batteries, with a charger, which I will try soon.
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don't do it. I'm a wedding photographer. when I bought this camera I thought it would be great. not only was it not sold with a charger. but when I finally got it to work the quality was not what I expected. i'm going today to see if a local camera place will buy it from me. save your money for a 5d.
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You can take about 5 pictures if you have it set on the highest resolution, which I recommend. You have to have a card.