Canon 1DX Mk II Problems: How to kill the battery in one easy step.

[JohnTh]

Hi,

Have your 1DX2. Just pull out any card(s) you have in camera. Just leave the camera in Auto-Off mode (do NOT turn it off from the on/off switch).

Check again in few (two?) days.

Expected:

Battery = alive.

Actual:

Battery = dead

(...or heavily drained out)

IIRC also 5D3 has/had this problem...

I think that a firmware update can fix/enhance this thing.

TIA for the fix 🙂

[Waddizzle]

Disable the internal GPS when not using the camera.  Problem solved.

[JohnTh]

GPS is always disabled. Problem is NOT solved. 🙂

[Waddizzle]

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@JohnTh wrote:

GPS is always disabled. Problem is NOT solved. 🙂

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In that case, I suggest that you turn the camera fully OFF.  Standby mode consumes power, too.

[jrhoffman75]

Seems like a bug. Call Canon at 1-800-OK-CANON.