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Shane Oneill

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When i charge my batteries fully the red and green lights remain on to indicate fully charged but if i lift the battery out and put it straight back in again the red will remian solid but the green will start flashing again. has anyone else noticed this? does that mean that it hasn't been fully charged the first time. 

also i have to say i am disappointed with how many shots i am getting on a fully charged battery. With OIS, Bluetooth and all the other potential draining settings switched off, i have done a test each full day out shooting and the results are 

121, 270, 203, 126, 112, 153

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shane

 

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31 minutes ago, Shane Oneill said:

When i charge my batteries fully the red and green lights remain on to indicate fully charged but if i lift the battery out and put it straight back in again the red will remian solid but the green will start flashing again. has anyone else noticed this? does that mean that it hasn't been fully charged the first time. 

also i have to say i am disappointed with how many shots i am getting on a fully charged battery. With OIS, Bluetooth and all the other potential draining settings switched off, i have done a test each full day out shooting and the results are 

121, 270, 203, 126, 112, 153

thanks

shane

 

I think that's normal behavior. it will indicate it's fully charge shortly. as for the second issue you definitely need a second battery I just think a 170 dollars is too much of an ask especially after having plunked down 6K. 

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According to their website, to achieve maximum battery longevity, you should only charge the battery to 80%, not fully, and only run it down to 20%… This does obviously mean you don’t get so many shots, but as the batteries are so so so expensive, for me it’s worth trying… I need two batteries for a full day, but I’m sure depending on how the camera is configured, some people may use three batteries…. 

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6 minutes ago, ChrisQ3 said:

According to their website, to achieve maximum battery longevity, you should only charge the battery to 80%, not fully, and only run it down to 20%… This does obviously mean you don’t get so many shots, but as the batteries are so so so expensive, for me it’s worth trying… I need two batteries for a full day, but I’m sure depending on how the camera is configured, some people may use three batteries…. 

I've often read of that as a counsel of perfection; but how does one identify the 20% and 80% levels?

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I've often read of that as a counsel of perfection; but how does one identify the 20% and 80% levels?

David

The battery charger that came with the Q3, has a light to indicate it has reached 80% charge - and the battery indicator on the camera shows when it has dropped to 20%…

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22 minutes ago, ChrisQ3 said:

According to their website, to achieve maximum battery longevity, you should only charge the battery to 80%, not fully, and only run it down to 20%… This does obviously mean you don’t get so many shots, but as the batteries are so so so expensive, for me it’s worth trying… I need two batteries for a full day, but I’m sure depending on how the camera is configured, some people may use three batteries…. 

thanks will try that

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12 hours ago, ChrisQ3 said:

The battery charger that came with the Q3, has a light to indicate it has reached 80% charge - and the battery indicator on the camera shows when it has dropped to 20%…

Thanks!  That’s smart!  Something to look forward to when my Q3 arrives — one day!

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On 11/4/2023 at 5:15 PM, Shane Oneill said:

When i charge my batteries fully the red and green lights remain on to indicate fully charged but if i lift the battery out and put it straight back in again the red will remian solid but the green will start flashing again. has anyone else noticed this? does that mean that it hasn't been fully charged the first time. 

also i have to say i am disappointed with how many shots i am getting on a fully charged battery. With OIS, Bluetooth and all the other potential draining settings switched off, i have done a test each full day out shooting and the results are 

121, 270, 203, 126, 112, 153

thanks

shane

 

Perhaps it's your shooting style? Do you turn off your camera between shots? It's common sense but if you leave it on in between it could be why you're seeing low numbers. Also AFc uses a lot more battery than AFs. I also would not put the battery back on the charge after it's charged to 100% as doing so will ruin the battery long term. You're basically trying to charge a full battery which is a big no no.

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4 hours ago, Miltz said:

Perhaps it's your shooting style? Do you turn off your camera between shots? It's common sense but if you leave it on in between it could be why you're seeing low numbers. Also AFc uses a lot more battery than AFs. I also would not put the battery back on the charge after it's charged to 100% as doing so will ruin the battery long term. You're basically trying to charge a full battery which is a big no no.

If it helps, the electronic shutter appears to use a lot less battery and I switch the camera off between shots. 

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With the Leica FOTOS application it is possible to know the battery charge.

It is displayed at the top left of the screen once connected

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6 hours ago, Miltz said:

Perhaps it's your shooting style? Do you turn off your camera between shots? It's common sense but if you leave it on in between it could be why you're seeing low numbers. Also AFc uses a lot more battery than AFs. I also would not put the battery back on the charge after it's charged to 100% as doing so will ruin the battery long term. You're basically trying to charge a full battery which is a big no no.

i shoot very regularly but dont turn off in between but will try that thanks. i only use AFs and good to know on reinserting the battery 

weird that it would show full charge and then a second later begin flashing again ?

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1 hour ago, Shane Oneill said:

i shoot very regularly but dont turn off in between but will try that thanks. i only use AFs and good to know on reinserting the battery 

weird that it would show full charge and then a second later begin flashing again ?

Not really Most chargers behave like that when you reinsert a full battery. The charger makes use of two parameters when recharging a battery:  the voltage and the battery temperature. If you pull it out the temperature will drop and the voltage will settle down on a (very) slightly lower level. Those two will will cause a charger to squeeze in a few milliamperes more. Doing this regularly is not advisable. 

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The wireless charging unit and useless grip are back in their box too fiddly to get the damn thing charging and also so very poor to not be able to get at SD card or battery with grip on. Thank heavens I bought a third party one. It arrived I put it on and it works perfectly out of the box. A shame Leica cannot do the same.

Camera comes with a charger BC-SCL-4 that has a Swiss plug on one end but is so short as to be blinking useless. Fortunately the US plug has a much longer cable, so I cut off the US plug and fitted a Swiss one. So no issues with that charger. I charged two batteries to 80% and then took them out.

Camera feels absolutely right in the hands with the grip and I shall be trying it out tomorrow. Menus are easy to remember and I recorded a profile.

 

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