And I was using the AF almost continuously while tracking the action all
over the field. I have a 2 minute sleep time but I never gave the
camera any time to sleep.
Chuck Norcutt
On 9/25/2013 7:14 AM, Walters, Martin wrote:
> Moose wrote: "Shorter battery is mostly the price for superior IBIS."
>
> This may indeed be true. Having got close to 700 shots from one Oly battery
> at the air show recently (otherwise 300-400 seems the norm for my Oly
> batteries), however, suggests that other factors are involved. The only
> significant difference was that I was only using a MF lens; IBIS, screen and
> EVF were all on, and I don't think I ever switched the camera off. This
> leads me to think that the AF consumes a significant amount of battery power.
>
> Martin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Moose [mailto:olymoose@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 10:07 PM
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] Another battery data point for the E-M5
>
> On 9/22/2013 10:10 AM, Brian Swale wrote:
>> Chuck wrote:
>>> I shot my grandson's soccer game today which proved to be taxing on
>>> the E-M5's battery. ...
>> Solution - use an E-3 !! You'll get HOURS of battery life!!
>
> Let's see: Bigger, heavier camera with more limited DR, poorer IQ, esp. above
> base ISO and less effective IS, vs.
> carrying a 1.8 oz. battery or two in a pocket ... I'll stick with the E-M5.
> (And neither Chuck nor I have any lenses to fit an E-3.)
>
> The Pens, including the ones with the E-M5 sensor system, also have very long
> battery life. I shoot the E-PM2 alongside the E-M5. Some days it has quite a
> few more shots than the E-M5, and I have yet to need a second battery for it.
> Shorter battery is mostly the price for superior IBIS.
>
> I think the on/off switches make a difference, too. The more serious, pro
> looking, switch on the lower right of the E-M5 body is not particularly
> convenient for rapid use and the E-M5 has no 'on' light. I have it set so
> there is nothing on the LCD in normal use, so there is no indication whether
> it is on or off until I raise it to my eye and half press. If it has turned
> off, I need to reach down and turn the switch off then on. I think I'm going
> back to never turn off. I'd rather change batteries more frequently when I
> forget to turn it off for a few hours than have the hassle and lost shots.
>
> The E-PM2 has a simple button on top with a light beside it. I am happy to
> use it with a much shorter shut off when idle setting, as I can see as I pick
> it up whether it is on, turn it on, if necessary, as I raise it, and my
> finger is then right next to the release.
>
> Don't Be Silly Moose
>
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