do you see both battery icons on LCD screen, like the SONY vertical grip does ?? or only one ??
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Can't say I returned the item because one of my spare barreries did not fit while others did. Realy don't know whether it was thebattery or the grip
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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.
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Yes it shows both, the only difference between this model and the Sony VG-C77AM is that the Sony version has a nicer grip texture (much like the camera), its more durable, the buttons give better feedback, the joystick is a little stiffer, and its weather sealed. Not to mention the Sony has a better build quality.
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When using the grip with both batteries, you can go into your settings menu and select battery. When you do, it shows the percentage of charge left on the battery as well as the health of the battery. This is true with all the Nikon cameras that I have owned. I have battery grips for the D90, D700, and D800. I am a professional photographer and can tell you with 100% certainty that this is true. I check the levels of my batteries frequently as its important for me to know how long I have for a given shoot. You will see the battery on the left drop slightly, but that is only because it uses a small amount of life for the camera to keep track of it. When using the grip with both batteries, you can go into your settings menu and select battery. When you do, it shows the percentage of charge left on the battery as well as the health of the battery. This is true with all the Nikon cameras that I have owned. I have battery grips for the D90, D700, and D800. I am a professional photographer and can tell you with 100% certainty that this is true. I check the levels of my batteries frequently as its important for me to know how long I have for a given shoot. You will see the battery on the left drop slightly, but that is only because it uses... » Read More When using the grip with both batteries, you can go into your settings menu and select battery. When you do, it shows the percentage of charge left on the battery as well as the health of the battery. This is true with all the Nikon cameras that I have owned. I have battery grips for the D90, D700, and D800. I am a professional photographer and can tell you with 100% certainty that this is true. I check the levels of my batteries frequently as its important for me to know how long I have for a given shoot. You will see the battery on the left drop slightly, but that is only because it uses a small amount of life for the camera to keep track of it. « Show Less
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No it does not! But I do 2 things to prevent pver charging. 1) I set the vita in grip and dont plug the grip into the charge port. 2) I just drain the grip battery to where there is no charge and us the grip just as a grip.
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the one with battery's on each side is the 2nd gen.. its the new style get that one i have the one with the 2 on one side and its a pain in the ars lol
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There is a battery icon on mine in the corner, however I usually have it plugged in
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pull straight down on bottom sides of battery. There are two grip lines on either side
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It will display both batteries and indicate which one is being used by way of displaying the battery icon slowly draining.
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It does not, the same display is available with several different frames/model numbers but just got mine and no batt, but description, at least the one I read, didn't offer one. Awesome frame however...
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I have the same computer and I do have the battery charge indicator in the bottom right corner.
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This is a Version 2. (Snap in battery supported in the rear, not a floating battery design like the Version 1)
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Yes, here are 4 pix of both sides of both batterieshttp://i.imgur.com/yb0iDxA.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/NEfhN90.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/yhYTjUK.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/bBmJ2Do.jpg
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You need to remove the battery hinged door and insert the grip in place, to replace the battery. The little LCD display facing back.
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I ordered 2 of these, one for me and my wife. Both have Sony logos on them front and back, packaging had Sony on it as well as supporting paper work
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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.
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Actually, I've never noticed. I usually use two batteries with no problems. I do a lot of vertical shots and it's been great so far.
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works fine on my 5100, battery is on Bottom and easy to open and change. Makes it easier to grip.I do not understand your question about the LCD. Both the HDMI/Mic/GPS/ and AV out control on the right side, and SD card door on the left side are easy access.The camera back swings easily. So I guess it may be a typo. I am just a user, and do not work for the manufacturer.
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I forget but if you look at it closely you will see a glyph that shows the battery placement. It is hard to see, because it is raised lettering of the same color plastic, but it is there. If my memory is correct, it is 4 batteries, 2 pointing up in series and then two pointing down in series.