topic T4i battery drainage. in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

T4i battery drainage.

VJuarez — Wed, 21 May 2014 14:37:35 GMT

The battery in my T4i seems to be draining quicker than it should, even when turned off. Anyone else having this problem?

Re: T4i battery drainage.

Skirball — Wed, 21 May 2014 14:46:20 GMT

How quick is quicker than it should? How are you using it, things like Live View and very long shutter speeds will eat up the battery much quicker than "normal" use.

Re: T4i battery drainage.

VJuarez — Wed, 21 May 2014 14:49:19 GMT

I rarely use live view and the battery seems to run out of juice after taking about 40 - 50 shots. After being turned off, it stills drains the battery.

Re: T4i battery drainage.

Skirball — Wed, 21 May 2014 14:55:29 GMT

Yeah, that's not normal. Do you have more than 1 battery? I'd check with another and see if you get the same response. If not I'd suggest buying a new battery. I fully support use of 3rd party batteries, but if I was having battery trouble then I'd spend the extra coin and buy a Canon battery to make sure it's not the camera.

Re: T4i battery drainage.

VJuarez — Wed, 21 May 2014 20:19:31 GMT

Unfortunately, the Canon battery is the worst of all. Luckly I have 4 others. Thanks for the info.