Battery life

[andyb]

Have take the plunge into mirrorless but photographing rugby over the weekend, the battery lasted little over a half – 40mins+ – and about 400 RAW pics. With my DSLR I could take 2-3,000 photos and still have juice left over.

Is this the norm for mirrorless? How long do other manufacturers’ batteries last

[Bett Atherton]

Hi Andy

my Canon R7 battery is fine and I have found no difference than when I was using the DSLR, 4oo raw images is very low have you tried another battery?

[Paul Heester]

I dont have direct experience but I do understand that most mirrorless camera batteries do not last as long due to the extra electronic functions over a mechanical DSLR. Popular YouTuber Gavin Hardcastle always complains about his Sony batteries constantly running out, meaning he carries many spares. He does exaggerate but have heard similar elsewhere.

[andyb]

Thanks. From what I’ve read about Nikon Z50 this is probably about standard so I’m not a happy bunny. But have bought a new battery (at vast expense) so will see how that goes. But my initial impression is the z50 is not a wildlife or sports camera (very unhappy bunny).

[Bett Atherton]

Oh no sorry to hear that Andy, cant you return it and get a refund?

 

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