William Robb mused: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Don Sanderson" > Subject: ist D battery question. > > > > Do I take it by this that the camera DOES NOT drain the onboard > > batteries as long as the grip is attached and has good batteries? > > I have yet to figure this out, and it isn't covered in the > documentation (or if it is, I missed it). > I started a shoot the other day with 8 freshly charged NIMH > batteries, and after about 500 or so shots, I was getting a low > battery indicator. > I turned the camera off for about 10 seconds, turned it back on, and > got a full indicator. > I then proceded to shoot another 250 or so exposures. > I think there is a wonk in the camera. > > William Robb
I'm sure there is. You don't need the complex procedure outlined above - I can often get a "low battery" indicator showing up with a fairly new set of batteries. All I have to do to remove this is to half-press the shutter, and hey presto! we're back to a full battery charge. That's without any battery grip - just a single set of (Rayovac) rechargeables. I surmise that the combination of these batteries with a Hitachi microdrive can drop the voltage level close to the warning level, especially if autofocus gets used at the same time.
