FZ28K battery wearing down in 1-2 days - I'm shooting about 200 shots per day....is that about right?
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The manual and the reviews say that it should last twice that much...are you doing something else besides shooting?..I mean, like playing with the settings, reviewing every shot longer than usual...if you are only taking pics, it's doesn't seem right, although having an extra battery is always recommended..
2076553
I've done several hours of shooting with out totally draining the battery. I've never had myself in a situation of going from full charge to downright dead in one setting.
2015331
Depending on how much you use flash, delve frequently into menus, etc., you can usually expect pretty decent battery life. I've gone a whole day shooting over 200 exposures without depleting the battery entirely.
512938
I can't give you a direct answer. It depends on what brightness setting and size dot setting, but I shot all past season on one battery; 12 matches, about 4 hours long each time, plus practice sessions, about another 8 4-hour sessions and still going brightly... I try to turn it off between rounds but don't always remember.
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I have been disappointed in the battery life. I was at a convention, started taking photos (no flash) alternating with some video. Battery was dead by afternoon, and that was NOT non-stop photo shooting by any means. If I had to guess, I would estimate 20 short videos and about 275 photos. I didn't have a spare and no way to charge, and missed the rest of the day. Buy a backup, definitely!
934065
I shoot as much as I want with the camera, let it lay around for several weeks, then shoot another series of pictures on a later weekend outing. I've never run out of charge, but I do keep a spare battery in the carrying case. When I get a little nervous about the charge remaining, I'll put the battery in the charger overnight. I've been curious to see how long a battery will last but always chicken out and put the battery in the charger before it's discharged. I don't use video as a rule and haven't tried to pause and shoot stills.
283838
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.
1055179
My battery life has been great. I don't shoot hundreds of photos every day, maybe on average 20 per day, and the battery stays charged for about two weeks. It doesn't matter to me how fast it goes from 100% to 80% charge, but how long to takes to get to 0-20% charge.
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Hi, thank you so much for the speedy reply! I have performed a reset on the camera, as well as removing both the battery pack and the watch battery, to no avail. I did think of trying an external flash unit, and am currently trying to borrow one from a friend who has a genuine Canon unit to see if this will work. I have also contacted a UK Canon-approved repairer to get a quote, so I should hopefully soon know how much I can expect to pay. Thanks again for your help in the matter. Kind Regards, Andy
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I've been using the camera for a couple of days and shot a couple of hundred photos and multiple videos totaling about 30 minutes. I've used the zoom a lot with both stills and videos. Still three bars. I'm so happy. I'm going to keep going and I will let you know of something emerges. I'm encouraged because, having owned the SX280, I can tell you that it would have failed by now for sure. Fingers crossed,Don
1215169
I went twice with this hopper so far, without changing the batterie. Fired each time approx 2000 rounds. Hope that helps.
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I haven't specifically used video that long, but with a couple of short (less than a minute vignettes each) with several hundred stills, 400+, and shooting off of the screen on the back and reviewing each shot as long as needed, I was able to do all that and the battery held up fine. That was over a couple of days even, and finally charged it when it got to about 5% after all that. Hope that helps.
1268494
I do not have an absolute time, it depends upon how much juice you are using for flash, etc, I do know you could probably get through a shoot of 100 to 150 shots over several days before you get a notice concerning battery.
665346
About an hour to an hour and 10 minutes. If you stop and give it a rest you can get more out of it. So, I bought another z100. I can reliably shoot for 2 hours straight with two batteries and still have some time left over. You should by some more batteries - after 4 months I ordered two more. A 2 hour shoot with 20 minutes remaining on the battery using 2 batteries - http://youtu.be/naQ6W-Apm7w
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Other than brief periods of fiddling with it on the kitchen table (say, several episodes of 1/2 hour each) mine has been in use 24/7 for 2 periods of 3 ~ 4 days each. My battery is now showing 75%I should say, this is my 2nd BTC-3 camera, the first one I received had a problem with the motion sensor -and- the battery (or power supply). It would not detect reliably beyond about 20 ft and after a couple of hours trying it out, the battery showed 50%. Obviously something in the camera was draining the battery and it sounds like this might be a problem with Chad P's. I sent it back as faulty and received a replacement which has worked very well. Other than brief periods of fiddling with it on the kitchen table (say, several episodes of 1/2 hour each) mine has been in use 24/7 for 2 periods of 3 ~ 4 days each. My battery is now showing 75%I should say, this is my 2nd BTC-3 camera, the first one I received had a problem with the motion sensor -and- the battery (or power supply). It would not detect reliably beyond about 20 ft and after a couple of hours trying it out, the battery showed 50%. Obviously something in the camera was draining the battery and it sounds like this might be a problem with Chad P's. I sent it back... » Read More Other than brief periods of fiddling with it on the kitchen table (say, several episodes of 1/2 hour each) mine has been in use 24/7 for 2 periods of 3 ~ 4 days each. My battery is now showing 75%I should say, this is my 2nd BTC-3 camera, the first one I received had a problem with the motion sensor -and- the battery (or power supply). It would not detect reliably beyond about 20 ft and after a couple of hours trying it out, the battery showed 50%. Obviously something in the camera was draining the battery and it sounds like this might be a problem with Chad P's. I sent it back as faulty and received a replacement which has worked very well. « Show Less
515589
Get a battery grip and it will last you a few hours of shooting. You will prob run out of disk space before you run out of battery.
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I have had no problems with this battery. I shoot sports pictures. I typically take 200 to 300 at a time. This battery and the one that came with the camera have both preformed flawlessly. I have one in the camera and one fully charged in the bag. When I get home and edit the pictures before posting I also swap the batteries and recharge the battery I just removed from the camera. I have zero experience with using my SLR camera for video. Probably 400 pictures would be okay from my experience. If this is a replacement, and you typically take 400 - 800 in a one day shoot, Then your level of use is enough to warrant buying two batteries and feeling secure. Good Luck. I have had no problems with this battery. I shoot sports pictures. I typically take 200 to 300 at a time. This battery and the one that came with the camera have both preformed flawlessly. I have one in the camera and one fully charged in the bag. When I get home and edit the pictures before posting I also swap the batteries and recharge the battery I just removed from the camera. I have zero experience with using my SLR camera for video. Probably 400 pictures would be okay from my experience. If this is a replacement, and you typically take 400 - 800 in a one day shoot, Then your level of... » Read More I have had no problems with this battery. I shoot sports pictures. I typically take 200 to 300 at a time. This battery and the one that came with the camera have both preformed flawlessly. I have one in the camera and one fully charged in the bag. When I get home and edit the pictures before posting I also swap the batteries and recharge the battery I just removed from the camera. I have zero experience with using my SLR camera for video. Probably 400 pictures would be okay from my experience. If this is a replacement, and you typically take 400 - 800 in a one day shoot, Then your level of use is enough to warrant buying two batteries and feeling secure. Good Luck. « Show Less