Canon R6 I R6 Battery Drain

[Adecoleman]

Has anyone experienced the LP-E6NH Battery draining quickly.
I have used it a couple of times where it has gone from 100% down to 47% after 140 images. On Wednesday i charged the battery to 100% when i returned home
and left it out of the camera and before i went out with the camera this morning i put it into the charger and it had lost a lot of it's charge which i find strange.
I have the camera set on ECO power saving mode and i have followed a few other power saving tips which i have used on my 5DMKIV etc. I haven't experienced battery drain like this on any other of my Canon Cameras and wondered if i have something switched on that is using the battery so quick. I have purchased another LP-E6NH from Wex as a backup and also have some good lasting LP-E6N from the 5D. If this is the standard for the battery consumption i think i might need to buy the Grip sooner rather than later.

Can anyone share their experiences and also some battery life saving tips please

 

[DanH]

Final Update on R6mkII Battery drain.
After considerable testing, the ONLY lens that drains my battery is my Tamron 24-70. I tested 3 other lenses with no problems whatsoever. The a quick Google search reveals that early Tamron 24-70's were know to do this with a handful of camera bodies. It never acted up on my EOS60D or my wife's 5DmkIII. Most of the posts I read ( and there many) regarding this issue dated back to 2012-2014. I have contacted Tamron to see if anything can be done at this point.

 

[lostnomore]

I don't think this has been mentioned in any of the posts, but in menu SHOOT8, I had first set my R6 display performance to 'smooth' and found the battery drained quicker than I had expected. Once I changed it to 'power saving', I saw a noticeable improvement in battery life. Also in the SET UP2 menu, I've set the power saving options to the lowest times except for 'Auto power off' set to 1 minute. I find these settings give me very good battery life.

 

[pappagos]

I've only had my R6 for 10 days and am still trying to learn all the setting options. On my first day of shooting out on the trails I found the display screen was always on whenever I looked down at the camera and as a result the battery was draining quickly. It turns out that with the automatic viewfinder my hand, or something, was activating it while walking with the camera down at my side slung with my BlackRapid strap. I have since turned off the auto EV which has greatly helped on the battery consumption.

Hi, what is the auto EV?

 

[pappagos]

I've only had my R6 for 10 days and am still trying to learn all the setting options. On my first day of shooting out on the trails I found the display screen was always on whenever I looked down at the camera and as a result the battery was draining quickly. It turns out that with the automatic viewfinder my hand, or something, was activating it while walking with the camera down at my side slung with my BlackRapid strap. I have since turned off the auto EV which has greatly helped on the battery consumption.

Dear Olar,
What is the auto EV that you turned off?
Thanx, Agoston

 

[lostnomore]

Hi pappagos and welcome. It looks like Olar made his comment over 2-1/2 years ago, so who knows if or when he'll see your question. Let me try to help. I believe he was referring to options that you can change in the Screen/Viewfinder Display settings menu item, found on page 3 of the Set Up menu (the one with the wrench). He mentioned that his back "display screen" was always on, causing the battery to drain quickly. So he would have probably gone to the setting I mentioned and switched it to either the Auto 2 or Viewfinder option. I always use Auto 2. BUT THEN, it's probably even more important that you also go to "Power saving" (Set Up menu, page 2) and choose your auto-off options there. I have mine set to Display off 15 sec., Auto power off 1 min., and Viewfinder off 1 min. (just my personal preferences). These have greatly helped me with getting longer battery life. I hope this helps.

 

[pappagos]

Hi pappagos and welcome. It looks like Olar made his comment over 2-1/2 years ago, so who knows if or when he'll see your question. Let me try to help. I believe he was referring to options that you can change in the Screen/Viewfinder Display settings menu item, found on page 3 of the Set Up menu (the one with the wrench). He mentioned that his back "display screen" was always on, causing the battery to drain quickly. So he would have probably gone to the setting I mentioned and switched it to either the Auto 2 or Viewfinder option. I always use Auto 2. BUT THEN, it's probably even more important that you also go to "Power saving" (Set Up menu, page 2) and choose your auto-off options there. I have mine set to Display off 15 sec., Auto power off 1 min., and Viewfinder off 1 min. (just my personal preferences). These have greatly helped me with getting longer battery life. I hope this helps.

dear lostnomore,
thank you for your reply, I will try it and write my experience.
I wish you a happy new year.
Hi, pappagos

 

[pappagos]

Hi pappagos and welcome. It looks like Olar made his comment over 2-1/2 years ago, so who knows if or when he'll see your question. Let me try to help. I believe he was referring to options that you can change in the Screen/Viewfinder Display settings menu item, found on page 3 of the Set Up menu (the one with the wrench). He mentioned that his back "display screen" was always on, causing the battery to drain quickly. So he would have probably gone to the setting I mentioned and switched it to either the Auto 2 or Viewfinder option. I always use Auto 2. BUT THEN, it's probably even more important that you also go to "Power saving" (Set Up menu, page 2) and choose your auto-off options there. I have mine set to Display off 15 sec., Auto power off 1 min., and Viewfinder off 1 min. (just my personal preferences). These have greatly helped me with getting longer battery life. I hope this helps.

Dear lostnomore,
Thanks for the help. With the settings you wrote, my camera doesn't dive as fast anymore.
pappagos