How much battery life does the viewfinder burn?
1026507
I really have not seen a difference; never even thought about it. The view finder is awesome, but pricy. I paid more for the view finder than the camera, but no regrets. Bright sunny day, you need the view finder.
1026508
As far as I can tell minimal - always seem to be able to do a shoot up to a few hundred on 1 battery - think I have only needed the spare battery once - when I forgot to charge the one in the camera! Would not do without the viewfinder - I think it is even better than the one on the A7R
1026509
Hi Paul, using the Sony FDAEV1MK EVF do use very minimal amount of battery life when attached to a compatible camera. -Ely
1026510
I only really use the viewfinder, so I can't compare it to without. I have never found batter life to be limiting, however I do own multiple batteries.
659019
It has a pretty great battery life. I purchased it for using on our boat and have taken pictures for hours at least 2-3 days in a row with no battery issues. I have had no complaints.
2076554
When I use them I am a heavy user of the battery power. In my T3i camera, using the LCD screen on live view, I've never had one run completely down. I use it with my telescope, and one night at a temperature of about 55F, I took photos from about 9pm to 2am without stopping on one battery. It had about 1/4 charge left and probably would have lasted about 6 hours before needing charging. These are very demanding conditions where I would keep the LCD screen on continuously, take a series of photos, review, deleting several, then repeat.
794326
It depends on what a full day is. My battery only last a couple hours of non-constant shooting.
583567
Battery should last for approx. 200 shots, but if you view & edit in between taking photos, or take video, it uses more battery life; if it's cold outside, the battery can also be affected. I always bring a backup charged battery just in case.
5039
Its been good for me. I haven't shot much video with the camera so if that's your intention, I can't answer for the battery life. But I've used the camera shooting with the EVF accessory for all day trips and never had any problems.
483433
I haven't noticed any adverse affect to the life of the battery. I love the view finder especially in the bright sunlight when there is glare off of the screen.
2273880
I do use the viewfinder a lot but don't know, I have a spare battery in my camera bag just in case. Sorry I can't be of help.
1505631
Battery life is fair, I'd say. I bought a couple of extras and keep them charged and handy, especially when out and about. Hard to quantify the delay question, focusing can take a moment or fail completely in certain situations. One can minimize the problem by prefocusing and then tripping the shutter at the desired moment.
794329
I used the camera on video setting for a full day of mountain biking with intermittent recording and no issue. As long as you don't spend a lot of time reviewing video and then recording some more the battery charge should last several hours without a problem.
269852
I've never actually tried to measure the battery life of the Viewsonic, which powers the keyboard part of the case, while the keyboard is plugged in. The case/keyboard itself has no battery.
263008
I like having a viewfinder because you can turn off the LCD and greatly extend the battery life.
2228129
I have mine set to take videos and get 3-4 weeks out of a set of batteries. I get three times as long when set on pictures. Beats my other trail cameras and they don't have audio.
1526985
This is normal. To make a long story short, the viewfinder can only process so much data in real time. The less information it has to process = faster response time to movement. Further, the viewfinder screen is only 200K pixels, so it is going to look inferior to the external viewscreen no matter what. Hope this helps!
777076
I am not using rechargeable batteries in mine. So far the battery life seems to be good. I do keep my camera turned off when not in use. I've had the camera about 2 mos. now, have taken quite a few pictures and still on the first set of batteries. Note: with the 26x optical and 26x digital on top of that this camera takes great moon shots. Looks like they were taken through a telescope. Craters are in sharp detail.
1816850
The ownership manual says that it will work accurately above 14 degrees Fahrenheit, but to make sure you have fresh batteries anytime the temp is below 32. The manual also says the batteries are good for about 4000 distance measurements (maybe 5000, I forget), and there is a battery meter in the viewfinder.
1817708
I've never timed it, but I went for an extended horseback ride with friends, shooting video every few minutes, for sometimes a few minutes at a time, and never ran down the battery. Did probably a dozen little vids, and still pics, too. I've never run out of battery, but after I've used the camera quite a bit, I put it in the nifty wall charger, so that I don't get out there and find a dead battery. Hate that! Love my camera!