LotharZhou Posted April 16, 2012 Share #1 Posted April 16, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) I took my M8 to Fussen for easter holiday, after shooting several hours in the snow, while my battery indicator still shows full, it suddenly died, no matter how I warm it up back to the hotel, it only works after I gave it a full recharge. The point is, it's not really that cold, mostly maybe 0 to -4or -5 degrees. Is this normal? I shoot it in snow before and it's the first time the battery died without a warning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sandokan Posted April 16, 2012 Share #2 Posted April 16, 2012 Yes. Batteries drain very fast in below zero temperatures. They are run by chemical reaction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAS Posted April 17, 2012 Share #3 Posted April 17, 2012 Yeah - the first time it happened to my i was scared as hell - after reading so many things about the M8 I thought, that it now broke down. But as said- it was just a normal, drained battery that needed some charge. Fell confident with your M8 - its a lot better than the internet ;-))) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LotharZhou Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share #4 Posted April 17, 2012 Thanks guys, I know it's a known issue, just caught me by suprise, and normally I read it happens when the temperature a lot more colder. Anyway I am not worried. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 17, 2012 Share #5 Posted April 17, 2012 Sudden empty battery without warning caused me taking pictures with film-M again when temperatures have gone below the recommended values. All the same, it's a pity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
george + Posted April 18, 2012 Share #6 Posted April 18, 2012 Just keep a couple of well charged spares in a warm pocket and all will be well. Sometimes, but not always, even the "dead" battery will revive again in warmth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaush Posted April 18, 2012 Share #7 Posted April 18, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Lothar, I made the same experience some weeks ago - one hour outside at -3 degree Celsius, and the M9 stopped working. I called up the CS to find out if that is normal. I was told that the M9`s working area extends from 0 to 40 degree. So, in cold conditions better take some spare batteries. Klaush Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LotharZhou Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share #8 Posted April 18, 2012 Thanks guys for all the answers, and amazingly my GF1 works perfectly in the same condition, the battery lasts much much longer and more reliable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted April 18, 2012 Share #9 Posted April 18, 2012 Because the thing is made from plastic - the battery does not cool down as fast as the one in the all-metal Leica. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted April 18, 2012 Share #10 Posted April 18, 2012 Just keep the camera under your coat when not in use, and some spare batteries in your warm pocket. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LotharZhou Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share #11 Posted April 19, 2012 Thanks Japp, that GF1 's frame is actually metal as well, Because the thing is made from plastic - the battery does not cool down as fast as the one in the all-metal Leica. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertrogg Posted April 19, 2012 Share #12 Posted April 19, 2012 I had the same issue when I had an M8. Shooting 360 degree panoramas on a ski hill in Canada the battery would die mid run! I had 4 batteries in all, 2 original and 2 eBay specials and did the pocket to camera to pocket shuffle! When I returned a few months later with an M9 I never had a problem with any of the batteries even though it was colder, about -20C! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
!Nomad64 Posted April 19, 2012 Share #13 Posted April 19, 2012 I shared the very same experience and after panicking first I adopted this very same solution: Just keep a couple of well charged spares in a warm pocket and all will be well.Sometimes, but not always, even the "dead" battery will revive again in warmth. I also use to keep the camera under the coat/jacket when not in use to keep it warm. This helps prolonging the battery duration but when the blizzard blows it might affect the photographer's health... Hope this helps. Bruno Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
netzspannung Posted April 20, 2012 Share #14 Posted April 20, 2012 Mine died this way too, battery was at two bars. it was like +3 outside and windy.. my hands were freezing b/c of the metal camera body . Just died while shooting in C mode. I tried to warm the battery in my pocket but I only got a flashing red light after that. Needless to say, I was not happy at the occasion, it made me panic a bit )). Recharged just fine.. We have to accept this as a camera peculiaruty and carry a spare. My Canon was just fine in the same conditions btw.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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