Loading Accus in Battery Grip on R or R5

[Gerhard56]

Hi,

I bought an EOS R with battery grip. I found out so far, that I only can charge the accus inside the grip using the AC adapter which was sold with the grip. No other adapter / laptop / powerbank works. This isn't really helpful.

My son bought an EOS R5 and the battery grip. There was no AC adapter included with the grip and he found out so far, that only the Apple adapter from his girfriends iPhone works. This is also not really practicable.

How can we charge our cameras / battery grips from some unspecific USB source like Wall adapters, Powerbanks, Laptops (we use HP & Asus)?

I will buy a R5 or R3 soon, and there is a need to solve this issue in advance.

With best regards

Gerhard

[Waddizzle]

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@Gerhard56 wrote:

Hi,

I bought an EOS R with battery grip. I found out so far, that I only can charge the accus inside the grip using the AC adapter which was sold with the grip. No other adapter / laptop / powerbank works. This isn't really helpful.

My son bought an EOS R5 and the battery grip. There was no AC adapter included with the grip and he found out so far, that only the Apple adapter from his girfriends iPhone works. This is also not really practicable.

How can we charge our cameras / battery grips from some unspecific USB source like Wall adapters, Powerbanks, Laptops (we use HP & Asus)?

I will buy a R5 or R3 soon, and there is a need to solve this issue in advance.

With best regards

Gerhard

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What is an "accus"?  What brand of battery grip are you using?  Canon does not support third party gear.

I do not think the Canon battery grips support USB charging. 

[Gerhard56]

Hi Waddizzle,
Canon sold special battery grips for heir cameras, and this grips have an USB-C socket. My grip for the EOS R have a AC adapter includes, which charges the batteries IN the battery grip.
The battery grip for the EOS R5 is different and there was no AC adapter included. In the manual of the grip you found a description how to charge the batterie IN the grip connecting the camera via its USB-C socket to SOME AC adapter with USB socket.
==> charging of the batteries IN the grips is recommended by Canon.
BUT: It works only with some adapters and thats not nice.

With best regards

Gerhard

[kvbarkley]

Camera batteries can supply a lot of power, so it takes a lot to chage them. I am sure you need a high power adapter. What is your question?

[MikeSowsun · Accepted solution]

If you are having trouble using USB-C to charge your camera, this video may help. 

[wq9nsc]

I agree with KV that you will need a high power adapter for charging.

In many countries, rechargeable batteries are referred to as "accumulators" and I suspect that is where poster's abbreviation "accus" originated.

Rodger

[Gerhard56]

Yes, you were right, and sorry, that I used this term ....

[wq9nsc]

No need to apologize for using the term!

I became familiar with it when I bought a Grundig shortwave radio while I was lecturing and guiding a group of study abroad students at Paderborn University 25 years ago.  That Grundig radio drained the accumulated charge very rapidly from its batteries but it was far better than paying for disposable batteries when using it away from AC power.

Rodger

[MikeSowsun]

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@MikeSowsun wrote:

If you are having trouble using USB-C to charge your camera, this video may help. 

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I see you selected my video link as a solution to your charging problem. Can you tell us what part of the video was the solution? It may help others with the same problem.

[Gerhard56]

Hi Mike,
I learned, that I need a PD socket.
I am a technician and I cant understand the technical reason for the PD socket. Less power, longer charging. Even better than no charging.
And, the two batteries in the grip were charged one after the other, not simultan, so why that high power requirements.

I also learned how to charge the battery insid the R it is the same procedure to load a battery inside a R5.

With best regards

Gerhard