Chuck wrote:
> I shot my grandson's soccer game today which proved to be taxing on the
> E-M5's battery. Taxing on the battery since (although I was using the
> viewfinder only) the camera was powered on about 95% of the time that the
> game was active. The camera started with a freshly charged Progo battery
>
> <http://www.amazon.com/Progo-Battery-Charger-Olympus-1600mAh/dp/B00AWVG0J2
> /ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8& qid=1379794876&sr=8-5&keywords=progo+olympus+battery>
>
> and ran continuously for about 1 hour before I changed it for a fresh one.
> It had started flashing a low battery warning about 5 minutes before I
> changed it. I have no idea how much charge was actually left.
>
> I had only taken 29 exposures but the EVF had been running almost
> continuously and the autofocus in the m.Zuiko 14-150 was probably being
> exercised about every 5 seconds.
Solution - use an E-3 !! You'll get HOURS of battery life!!
Brian Swale
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