New battery unboxing and set up

Chris Summers · Sep 9, 2023

I always find these kind of videos on YouTube a bit funny, they make such a big deal about opening the box for a new camera or lens. So here goes! This is the Small Rig battery for many of the Canon DSLR and R series cameras, the LP-E6NH. But you won't need a battery charger as it is built in and the battery comes with a nice little USB cable with Velcro strap to keep it in a neat bundle. They do a nice job with the packaging, a nice little box with a foam cut out interior. It is grey in color which is kind of nice to make it quick to find in your gear bag.

Charging it now, I will see how it compares to a Canon one.

ACEkin · Sep 10, 2023

Chris Summers said:
I always find these kind of videos on YouTube a bit funny, they make such a big deal about opening the box for a new camera or lens. So here goes! This is the Small Rig battery for many of the Canon DSLR and R series cameras, the LP-E6NH. But you won't need a battery charger as it is built in and the battery comes with a nice little USB cable with Velcro strap to keep it in a neat bundle. They do a nice job with the packaging, a nice little box with a foam cut out interior. It is grey in color which is kind of nice to make it quick to find in your gear bag.

Charging it now, I will see how it compares to a Canon one.

This is a much better presentation than the ceremonious YouTube videos, thank you. I have been watching this myself and thinking about getting one. I will be watching for the usage report.

Chris Summers · Sep 10, 2023

Thanks ACEkin, I put it into the R7 and it was recognized as a new battery. No problems so far. I will keep members posted.

Dwardski · Nov 28, 2023

Hi Chris,

How have you found its life, compared to the pukka Canon offering?

Chris Summers · Dec 3, 2023

Dwardski said:
Hi Chris,

How have you found its life, compared to the pukka Canon offering?

Very good so far, just like a Canon one.

Dwardski · Dec 5, 2023

That's good to know...

ctitanic · Jul 3, 2024

The main problem with these aftermarket batteries is the advertised capacity. Recently I started an excel table where I'm tracking the number of shots against the % of battery used. All this after buying 3 "Chinese" batteries with 2900 mAh which were performing worse than Canon OEM battery.

I have other 3rd party batteries that range from 2400 mAh to 2600 mAh and while they are not giving that capacity at least they give you few shots more or the about the same as Canon OEM and that to me is enough considering that they cost 50 to 60% less than Canon.

And the reason that I mentioning it is because those "Chinese" batteries made by Probty use the same charging via USB feature.

Archibald · Jul 3, 2024

ctitanic said:
The main problem with these aftermarket batteries is the advertised capacity. Recently I started an excel table where I'm tracking the number of shots against the % of battery used. All this after buying 3 "Chinese" batteries with 2900 mAh which were performing worse than Canon OEM battery.

I have other 3rd party batteries that range from 2400 mAh to 2600 mAh and while they are not giving that capacity at least they give you few shots more or the about the same as Canon OEM and that to me is enough considering that they cost 50 to 60% less than Canon.

And the reason that I mentioning it is because those "Chinese" batteries made by Probty use the same charging via USB feature.

Why the quotes? Aren't they really Chinese?

ctitanic · Jul 3, 2024

Archibald said:
Why the quotes? Aren't they really Chinese?

Well, every time that there is a fake or dubious battery it's Made in China

ctitanic · Jul 3, 2024

Talking about this, Canon OEM batteries are Made in China. I wonder if that's the main reason why you can find so many fake Canon batteries in the market.

Archibald · Jul 3, 2024

I detect China bashing.

ctitanic · Jul 5, 2024

Chris Summers said:
I always find these kind of videos on YouTube a bit funny, they make such a big deal about opening the box for a new camera or lens. So here goes! This is the Small Rig battery for many of the Canon DSLR and R series cameras, the LP-E6NH. But you won't need a battery charger as it is built in and the battery comes with a nice little USB cable with Velcro strap to keep it in a neat bundle. They do a nice job with the packaging, a nice little box with a foam cut out interior. It is grey in color which is kind of nice to make it quick to find in your gear bag.

Charging it now, I will see how it compares to a Canon one.

Chris, I do not know if you have seen this article.

Powering the EOS R5: Review of the LP-e6NH & Other Options - Camnostic

camnostic.com

What I like about it is that I found there some information about how you can detect if a 3rd party LP-E6NH is properly recognized by the camera by looking at the Shooter Mode icon.

Summarizing if the H+ icon is not green that means you will get less fps than a OEM LP-E6NH battery. This is something that I did not know.

If the shooting mode icon is not green most likely you are using a battery that it's not recognized as LP-E6NH.

I wonder if the battery that you got is recognized as one.

Dave Williams · Jul 7, 2024

Lots of other variables as to how long a battery lasts as well as actuations be they electronic or mechanical so to do a comparison on battery life isn't easy.
I always feel that USB charging takes longer than a charging device....is this just my subjective view or is there some truth in it?

ACEkin · Jul 7, 2024

I have recently reviewed a battery and charger combo. If anyone wants to see it, here is the link:

llano Camera Batteries, Charger, and Power Pack: Elegant and Useful - Kept Light Photography

A camera battery is the lifeline of a camera. We all carry spare camera batteries even on quick visits to locations. They can be fussy, and finicky, and stop

www.keptlight.com

ctitanic · Jul 9, 2024

ACEkin said:
I have recently reviewed a battery and charger combo. If anyone wants to see it, here is the link:

llano Camera Batteries, Charger, and Power Pack: Elegant and Useful - Kept Light Photography

A camera battery is the lifeline of a camera. We all carry spare camera batteries even on quick visits to locations. They can be fussy, and finicky, and stop

www.keptlight.com

Hi Cemal, when you select H+ shutter mode, the icon appears as a Green H+?

ACEkin · Jul 9, 2024

ctitanic said:
Hi Cemal, when you select H+ shutter mode, the icon appears as a Green H+?

Where exactly is that setting? I will look and report back if I can find it!

OK, I found and selected the H+ mode. The icon next to Drive mode is white, as you can see in the image I took with my phone. Sorry about the fuzzy image. I tried a series of high-speed shots, and there were no warning or error messages. But again, I don't know what I am looking for.

Bear · Jul 9, 2024

Chris Summers said:
I always find these kind of videos on YouTube a bit funny, they make such a big deal about opening the box for a new camera or lens. So here goes! This is the Small Rig battery for many of the Canon DSLR and R series cameras, the LP-E6NH. But you won't need a battery charger as it is built in and the battery comes with a nice little USB cable with Velcro strap to keep it in a neat bundle. They do a nice job with the packaging, a nice little box with a foam cut out interior. It is grey in color which is kind of nice to make it quick to find in your gear bag.

Charging it now, I will see how it compares to a Canon one.

Sounds like a great idea. Especially with the USB charging cable. Might want to look into it once my 5 OEM batteries expire.

ctitanic · Jul 9, 2024

ACEkin said:
Where exactly is that setting? I will look and report back if I can find it!

OK, I found and selected the H+ mode. The icon next to Drive mode is white, as you can see in the image I took with my phone. Sorry about the fuzzy image. I tried a series of high-speed shots, and there were no warning or error messages. But again, I don't know what I am looking for.

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Once you have it selected there, exit the menu screen and click info until your screen changes to the one showing all the settings, there you should see that H+ icon either in Green, white or blinking green or blinking white. Be sure to be in Servo mode.

ACEkin · Jul 9, 2024

ctitanic said:
Once you have it selected there, exit the menu screen and click info until your screen changes to the one showing all the settings, there you should see that H+ icon either in Green, white or blinking green or blinking white.

H+ is white and not blinking on that screen. I made changes twice to test, and it is not blinking. What do they indicate if it changes color or blinks?

ctitanic · Jul 9, 2024

ACEkin said:
H+ is white and not blinking on that screen. I made changes twice to test, and it is not blinking. What do they indicate if it changes color or blinks?

You can read the whole explanation here:

Powering the EOS R5: Review of the LP-e6NH & Other Options - Camnostic

camnostic.com

Summarizing, if the battery is recognized as a LP-E6NH the icon will show up in Green, which means that your battery will allow the camera to achieve the highest fps possible in your camera. This is how it works in the R5 and R6, I sold my R7 so I do not know if it's the same in the R7 but I believe it's the same.

ctitanic · Jul 9, 2024

You can see the explanation in the R6 manual here:

https://support.usa.canon.com/kb/index?page=content&id=ART177866

The icon will never be green if the battery does not allow the camera to achieve the highest speed and a unless the battery is recognized as a LP-E6NH. If the battery is sold as a LP-E6NH but recognized as LP-E6N (because the camera can't achieve the highest speed) the icon will remain white.

ctitanic · Jul 9, 2024

Here is the screenshot from the manual

I do not see any mention to Electronic shooter.

ACEkin · Jul 9, 2024

ctitanic said:
You can read the whole explanation here:

Powering the EOS R5: Review of the LP-e6NH & Other Options - Camnostic

camnostic.com

Summarizing, if the battery is recognized as a LP-E6NH the icon will show up in Green, which means that your battery will allow the camera to achieve the highest fps possible in your camera. This is how it works in the R5 and R6, I sold my R7 so I do not know if it's the same in the R7 but I believe it's the same.

I see. In my very limited testing, the shutter kept going until I stopped. To test it, I took out the Llano battery and put the original Canon LP-EsNH battery, and the H+ did not change color or blink. This is on an R7 and it may be different on an R5.

ACEkin · Jul 9, 2024

ctitanic said:
Here is the screenshot from the manual

View attachment 29667

I do not see any mention to Electronic shooter.

I see. I checked the same for R7 and the manual does not mention color change or blinking. Here is the link:

Canon Knowledge Base - EOS R7: Selecting the Drive Mode

ctitanic · Jul 9, 2024

ACEkin said:
I see. I checked the same for R7 and the manual does not mention color change or blinking. Here is the link:

Canon Knowledge Base - EOS R7: Selecting the Drive Mode

Yeap, I checked the R7 manual and I could not find any mention to a color coding on that icon. I found the color coding for that option very interesting because I had few batteries that are not clearly saying that they are LP-E6NH even when they are reported with 2400 mAh or higher and those are not coming in Green which means that the camera will never achieve the higher fps speed possible.

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