EOS R5 Mark II limitations from LP-E6NH battery

[Bazsl]

Is there an official list of R5 II features that will not work if you use the LP-E6NH battery from the original R5? The only thing I have found so far is that you cannot shoot 8k video. Is that the only feature that requires the new battery? Thanks.

[Waddizzle]

No need to apologize or post a manifesto about why you’re switching brands.  Enjoy your Sony experience.

[JFG]

Hi AjitDoombring,

I agree with Waddizzle, "No need to apologize or post a manifesto about why you’re switching brands.  Enjoy your Sony experience."  I second that, Enjoy your Sony experience, until you don't.   Since your complaining about battery requirements for a completely new product with its own battery specs due to its new features and capabilities, then it won't be long before you find something to complain about Sony.   😆

[JohnDoukas]

Thanks for your thoughts. Maybe instead of being insulting, consider just answering the question. Some of us just may have bought the R5 Mark II today and already have a lot of LP-E6NH batteries. It's not a matter of skimping out on compatibility, but finding out what's new.

[shadowsports]

Greetings,

You're resurrecting a 1-year-old topic and this information has since become available.  There is nothing insulting about the previous post.  Those of us who post here regularly see these kinds of things all the time.  "If Canon doesn't X, I'm going to switch to brand X".  This is user prerogative and by all means if that's what they want to do, no one here will stop them.  

It was already necessary for Canon to come up with a different battery technology because of the power requirements of their newer body's. The 6NH was the first step.  Ultimately, a new battery with a higher continuous discharge rate was needed (6P).  While these batteries share the same form factor and milliamp rating, power delivery is vastly different.  This wasn't done intentionally, it was necessary.  Deciding not to buy a newer body because of this is the user's choice.  

We see a lot of users who switch then eventually come back.  Usually it's due to Canon's superior color science, ergonomics, menu interface and build quality.  No brand or camera is ever perfect.  There's always a trade-off.  A feature or something that someone doesn't like or wish they had.  It's inevitable.  The forums of other manufacturers are full of the same information.  I like brand X because it has ...  and I dislike brand X because I can't use all of my old batteries in a newer body.  From experience we know that eventually they're going to find something about their new choice that they don't like and ultimately find a platform for them to express their dissatisfaction.  We see this all the time.