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Re: [OM] E-M5 battery life

Subject: Re: [OM] E-M5 battery life
From: Jim Couch <zuikoholic@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2013 19:20:49 -0800
Cc: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
 From what I have heard 300-400. I have also heard that the aftermarket 
batteries for the EM-5 don't even come close.

Jim Couch

On 2/1/2013 8:08 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> I got a bit of a shock the other day when my E-M5 started flashing
> battery warnings after about 80 shots.  I cursed myself for not carrying
> a spare but finished what I was shooting which took the total to about
> 100 shots.  I was truly startled that I had gotten so little shooting
> out of a freshly charged Oly battery.
>
> Just now I was reviewing menu settings and see that the battery warning
> level is a programmable item which I had not noticed earlier.  Now I'm
> not sure where the warning level had been but I moved it to the lowest
> level.  Any E-M5 shooters have an estimate about how many shots I should
> get?  I'm used to 400 (maybe even 500) from the Canon 5D.  I realize
> that the large display and EVF are probably battery eaters but I hope
> it's at least 200.  Maybe I always have to carry 2 spares?
>
> Chuck Norcutt

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