topic Re: Canon 6D Mk II battery grip question in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Canon 6D Mk II battery grip question

SBK — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 15:51:38 GMT

When the battery grip is used (with 2 batteries inside obviously), how does the camera use the batteries ? Does it use (i.e. drain) one battery at a time and then move to the second one ? Or does it use both equally ?

Re: Canon 6D Mk II battery grip question

shadowsports — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 16:32:36 GMT

Greetings,

Uses both equally.

Re: Canon 6D Mk II battery grip question

Waddizzle — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 16:44:15 GMT

@SBK wrote:
When the battery grip is used (with 2 batteries inside obviously), how does the camera use the batteries ? Does it use (i.e. drain) one battery at a time and then move to the second one ? Or does it use both equally ?

It appears to alternate between the batteries, which draws them down at nearly an equal rate. You can easilu test and see this for yourself by checking the battery status.

I am going to make up some numbers just to demonstrate the concept. Suppose you insert two freshly charged batteries that each measure 100% charged. Take about a dozen shots, or so, and check batteries, One battery may have dropped to 98%. If you continue taking shots, it may drop as low as 95%, while the other battery is still showing 100%.

At the 95% point, the camera will switch to the other battery, and its' charge will start dropping until it reaches 95%. It will continue dropping until it reaches 90%, at which time the camera will switch batteries, and begin using the 95% charged battery.

Re: Canon 6D Mk II battery grip question

SBK — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 14:27:15 GMT

Thank you very much for explaining and sharing your knowledge.