topic EOS 600D compatibility with Anker 9V power bank in Camera Accessories

EOS 600D compatibility with Anker 9V power bank

Noureldeen1447 — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:21:44 GMT

Hello,

I have a canon EOS 600D and i need to increase its battery life for taking videos up to an hour and a half. I watched a video connecting a ANKER 9v power bank to the camera highly increasing the cameras battery life, could this ruin the camera in any way ? On the long term as well.

Re: External Battery

Waddizzle — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:22:40 GMT

Is your camera able to record a video for that length of time? Or does it stop at 30 minutes?

Re: External Battery

shadowsports — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:04:30 GMT

The 600D/T3i records up to 29:59. Video recording would then have to be restarted manually.

You can use a dummy battery connected to AC or a DC (power bank) to power the camera for extended periods. Only caution. To protect the camera, the brand and quality of the dummy battery and adapter should be considered.

Re: External Battery

Noureldeen1447 — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:18:18 GMT

It will stop once it reaches 4 gigabytes

Re: External Battery

Noureldeen1447 — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:20:10 GMT

So if i start it manually again will the battery continue for another half hour ?

another thing, is a 9v power bank good ? Or should i look for a 8 v one

Re: External Battery

Waddizzle — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:29:31 GMT

@Noureldeen1447 wrote:

It will stop once it reaches 4 gigabytes

Yes, that is another limitatio imposed by the file system. You are limited to 4GB or 30 minutes, whichever comes first. Recording format can significantly vary the file sizes.

I had assumed that you were looking for continuous recording past 30 minutes. A secondary consideration for long recording sessions is the camera overheating. I am uncertain if the camera model provides a warning icon prior to shutting down. If not, it may just keep going until is overheats, resulting in ossicle damage to the electronics.

Re: External Battery

Noureldeen1447 — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:49:31 GMT

So it is probably not a good idea to do it ? There are no other solutions but to buy a new one

Re: External Battery

shadowsports — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:55:28 GMT

Greetings ,

The 600D/T3i includes a temperature warning icon indicator that will appear if the body gets too hot. It's discussed on page 139 of the user guide.