AS to the battery questions, Larry, you might find this informative:
https://domvarney.com/2019/04/14/the-great-battery-brawl/
It isn't directed at BLH-1 batteries, but the principles remain sound.
Piers
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From: olympus <olympus-bounces+piers.hemy=gmail.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On
Behalf Of Lawrence Woods
Sent: 09 April 2021 14:45
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Tech questions: time lapse, batteries
I'm still trying to figure out how to use a new-to-me Olympus E-M1 II.
This week's problem is with a time lapse movie.
I set the time lapse sequence up in Shooting Menu 1 ->
(shutter/multi-exposure/time delay) -> Interval/Time lapse: On -> 320
frames, interval length 00:01:00, Time lapse movie: On, Movie settings
HD/15 fps. The screen shows this will give me a 21 second clip covering
about 5:40 in elapsed time.
I tried capturing the time lapse twice. Both times the sequence ended
prematurely. The first time I got 24 still pictures and a one second
clip. The second time I got 114 pictures and a 7 second clip. In both
cases, when I got back to the camera well after 5:40 had elapsed, it was
in hibernation mode. Both times, the battery indicator still showed one
bar, so I had not run out of power. One other difference between the
attempts was shutter mode. The first time the shutter was in normal
(mechanical) mode. The second time, it was in silent mode.
My assumption is that I am omitting some other setup setting, but what?
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My second question is about third-party BLH-1 equivalent batteries in
the E-M1 II. One brand I have (Watson) seems to function the same as an
Olympus battery. Another (Wasabi Power) gets a message on the LCD
display at power up "Olympus batt. recommended" and does not show a
power percentage below the green battery icon like the Watson and
Olympus batteries do.
* Any idea why some batteries are recognized as foreign, and others not?
* Are there any other functional differences between OEM and
third-party batteries in an E-M1 II camera?
* Are there any situations or modes using the camera where I should
avoid using third-party batteries because of those functional
differences?
Thanks
----- Larry Woods
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