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Tethering on Canon R8 does not include charging ?

ardyyyy
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I would like to ask, is it normal when tethering on canon R8 to macbook pro with usb-c, the connection is only for data transfer (not include charging the battery) ? 

Because when shooting tethered on my old camera (fujifilm xt-2) the battery was also charged.

 

Thank you.

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shadowsports
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Greetings,

The camera will only change when USB-C is connected, and the camera is off.   

~Rick
Bay Area - CA


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shadowsports
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Greetings,

The camera will only change when USB-C is connected, and the camera is off.   

~Rick
Bay Area - CA


~R5 C (1.0.7.1) ~RF Trinity, ~RF 100 Macro, ~RF 100~400, ~RF 100~500, +RF 1.4x TC, +Canon Control Ring, BG-R10, 430EX III-RT ~DxO PhotoLab Elite ~DaVinci Resolve ~Windows11 Pro ~ImageClass MF644Cdw/MF656Cdw ~Pixel 8
~CarePaks Are Worth It

ebiggs1
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I use tethering to a laptop al the time but I have never heard of any camera that got powered let alone got charged while doing so. That is news to me. I don't know since I don't have an R8 but I bet there is an AC adapter for it so  that would power it while tethering. Personally, I just keep two batteries on hand when I use tethering. My shoots don't last long enough to run a battery down.

EB
EOS 1DX and 1D Mk IV and less lenses then before!

The fujifilm xt-2 does charge the battery at the same time. I never changed battery and the battery remained full when using that camera while tethering even in a 8 hours shoot.

Some of our cameras can be charged while transferring data, but many cannot. For those that can't, you need what we refer to as a "dummy battery" and a power adapter. You can see those HERE and HERE

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