M10 Battery Gauge Not Accurate

[skimmel]

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Was using M10 today -- took maybe a dozen photos and battery gauge (which started at 100%) dropped to 50%.  Used it a bit more, and battery gauge went back up to 90%. Then, after a few more photos, gauge went to 25%.  Later in day, after using some more, it went back up to 75%.

 

I'm on latest firmware.  Battery is relatively new.

 

Any ideas what's going on?

 

Thanks.

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[Narsuitus]

How is the weather where you are shooting?

 

Are you moving between the cold outdoors and the warm indoors?

[M11 for me]

Did you try with another battery?

Edited May 28, 2018 by Alex U.

[a.noctilux]

 

Battery is relatively new.

 

I think that is the cause.

 

New battery must be charged and discharged a few times to be 100% efficient.

 

...

Or  difference in temperature as Narsuitus suggested.

Edited May 28, 2018 by a.noctilux

[skimmel]

Thanks everyone.  Was not moving from one "climate" to another.  Didn't have 2nd battery with me, but will try that. Will also do a few discharge/recharge cycles.

[roblumba]

I've seen something similar. My battery was suddenly at 35%. It was in the middle of a shoot and I didn't have my backup battery. I actually had my wife drive home, which was only a few streets away thankfully, to get my second battery. Meanwhile, I turned off the camera, took the battery out, put it back in, and battery was back to 90%. My wife was slightly upset that I say everything is fine when she returned!

 

I've had my camera since Nov 2017 and using these batteries in similar California weather. I have only had this happen to me once.

[Photon42]

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I've seen something similar. My battery was suddenly at 35%. It was in the middle of a shoot and I didn't have my backup battery. I actually had my wife drive home, which was only a few streets away thankfully, to get my second battery. Meanwhile, I turned off the camera, took the battery out, put it back in, and battery was back to 90%. My wife was slightly upset that I say everything is fine when she returned!

 

I've had my camera since Nov 2017 and using these batteries in similar California weather. I have only had this happen to me once.

 

 

Next time you hand the M10 to your wife, invite her for a drink of choice in a street café and get your battery yourself 

[0luke1]

I've seen something similar. My battery was suddenly at 35%. It was in the middle of a shoot and I didn't have my backup battery. I actually had my wife drive home, which was only a few streets away thankfully, to get my second battery. Meanwhile, I turned off the camera, took the battery out, put it back in, and battery was back to 90%. My wife was slightly upset that I say everything is fine when she returned!

 

I've had my camera since Nov 2017 and using these batteries in similar California weather. I have only had this happen to me once.

Why did you tell her? “Whew honey, you saved the day, thank you.”

 

I had a brand new 911 that would run out of gas randomly below a half tank regardless of what the guage said. Happened twice before I started resetting the trip meter.