Battery Requirements for Newest Mirrorless Cameras

[dpsaiz]

Do the newest mirrorless cameras require Canon only batteries. I am sure at some point Canon mirrorless cameras will not work with third party batteries due to the use of a chip in genuine Canon batteries that won't be available in third party batteries.

Does anyone know for sure?

[dpsaiz]

It doesn't matter whether that YouTuber was the intended user or not of that expensive flash. The point is the battery didn't come with the flash. At least it didn't in that video which was 4 years old.

I don't care who post the video. I don't care if they're doing it for clicks and views and monetisation when they open up a box and it doesn't come with what you expect it to come with. At least the battery. That's a problem. 

For those of you who drop $6,000 on an R1 and you get one skinny little battery, that's a problem. 

For a $6,000 camera, they ought to include two batteries for the bottom of the line Rebel I can see them including just one.

[Tronhard]

I agree with Bill (@widdlzzle) that any camera that came with two batteries had at least one of them not included with the original unit - the more so if you bought it used.  You need to draw a line between the risks of the reputable and used or grey markets.

You are not alone in being careful in what you buy.  I am not a Canon 'ambassador' and I have often bought second-hand gear, but I have done so very judiciously and from reputable suppliers.  In the US that would be companies like KEH.com.

You seem to be blaming Canon for not letting you upgrade because you choose (or are driven) to use 3rd party batteries.  I use them too, but I make sure that they are reputable brands and they work fine.  That has nothing to do with the need to increase the energy output to support the demands of more sophisticated cameras, that use much more energy-hungry electronics.  The new LP-E6P is just another step in that progression.

On a much more massive scale this has been the case on naval vessels since during WWII, when the introduction of ever-more sophisticated systems like SONAR and RADAR demanded much more engine space and energy.  It is even more of a challenge today, so ships are now designed with a lot of spare real estate and energy generation capacity to power every-more demanding computers, sensors and weapons systems. 

No matter what the platform - whether naval vessels or cameras, if we want the sophistication and processing power, we need more energy capacity.  In the case of a camera, that means higher- rated batteries.  Give the 3rd-party battery makers some time to develop their offerings just as they have done for the LP variants to date and you can buy from them.  It's not a conspiracy - its the nature of technology.

[dpsaiz]

I went to the college of hard knocks and before I buy something I'll look at how expensive replacements are. 

If I'm going to buy a big ford truck and realise that those tires are $600 a piece, I'd rather buy an import where the tires are $80 a piece. 

It's a problem if I'm going to spend $6,000 on an R1 that comes with one little battery and I'm unable to buy additional batteries. What am I going to do while that one battery is being charged? I've got a $6,000 paperweight that's why some of the most expensive cameras ought to come with at least two batteries and I think most people would agree.

[shadowsports]

Greetings,

I think we've discussed / exhausted this topic.  

If you'd like to make a feature request, you can do so on the Canon USA homepage. Upper left hand corner. Select [+]Feedback, then product.  You can tell Canon why you believe supplying two batteries with their products would be helpful. 

At this point the R1 is not released and worrying about something that hasn't happened is not productive and is merely speculative.  I'd like to suggest that you not worry about things you can't control or that have not actually happened.    I hope things work out for you.

[Tronhard]

Amen to that!

[Steve07]

I have been using the Newer LP E6NH batteries in my R5 for several months now, they work perfectly, good life and the battery health shows in the camera menu. They need to be this latest battery type to wok properly as far as I’m aware. Hope this is useful.