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

 

[saodzynz13]

Try switching it to Airplane mode and that Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are off.

Thanks for the tip! I don’t think I have it on that setting. I’ll try that out

 

[Lookyloo69]

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

II have the R% with the fancy new battery and the camera sucks it like a slurpy lol i do have plenty of the predecessors. When i spoke toCanon they informed me that my camera has some kindof gyroscopic thing that runs in the background in addition to the standard items ....

 

[tpatana]

As I wrote at the wedding forum, I had 13h day yesterday, took 4000 pics with 4 batteries, two of them Canon and 2 Wasabi batteries. Didn't see any difference from Canon to Wasabi. I used Canon first, then Wasabi, and later on the day as I became more conscious about batteries I started turning off the camera when not shooting, so actually the wasabi batteries did better but it wasn't similar usage.

I don't have any eco-modes enabled, but wireless items are turned off. I had wifi on couple times as I quickly copied few files to my phone.

 

[Lookyloo69]

i will look into those setting

 

[Stoo]

I haven't noticed a battery drain like you're experiencing, but I have noticed that the camera tells me the batteries need replacing but when I start to charge them they are still about 40% charged according to the charger. I am using a grip with 2 LP-E6NH, I still manage to take a fair amount of photos with it on, it just seems strange that the camera tells me the batteries are dead and the charger tells me different.

 

[Shotbycurtin]

After looking at the reviews, the feedback was to expect a shorter than expected battery life, especially if you are using anything other than the NH batteries. I haven’t done any extensive shooting as yet though will do so in April, though have bought the battery grip to ensure I’ve enough juice for the day.

Currently in the UK (no pun intended) you get a free battery with the grip, which is a worthwhile saving.

 

[Olar]

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.

 

[Joetheslug]

After looking at the reviews, the feedback was to expect a shorter than expected battery life, especially if you are using anything other than the NH batteries. I haven’t done any extensive shooting as yet though will do so in April, though have bought the battery grip to ensure I’ve enough juice for the day.

Currently in the UK (no pun intended) you get a free battery with the grip, which is a worthwhile saving.

Yeah, I got that deal.

 

[Lookyloo69]

well i will say i finally had a day of three shoots and i ran on two batteries ... upwards of 900 shots and 600 in a dark music venue .... didn't miss a beat

 

[Copterdoc]

I'm pretty certain you have something working that is causing the power drain because I have taken 1000 images and still had 50% left! One of the main savings might be turning off continuous AF. If you leave that on the lens continues to search when you are not using it , you can hear the focus working as you carry the camera. I also never have GPS switched on either..or Bluetooth and Wifi.

I agree with Dave, although I will say that the batteries do not last as long as in the 5D MkIII but then again, it's all battery-powered on the R series. I have turned continuous Auto Focus on for very specific uses and forgot to turn it off. This is a significant battery.