I had seen that it was possible to charge the EOS R from a USB-C powerbank (see Amanda Woolsey on YouTube), but hadn't seen anywhere that showed that you could charge the EOS R from a MacBook Pro's USB-C port. Apologies if this is already known, but I didn't see it in any Google searches.
I connected my camera to download photos, then turned it off while still connected and the charging symbol appeared. See
I'm pretty happy with this, because it allows me to travel even lighter - no battery charger or other adapter. Shoot during the day, charge overnight, which is a common usage scenario for me.
EDIT: P13 of this says that you shouldn't https://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/EOS-R-PDF-Specifications.pdf , but many of the resources I've seen said you couldn't charge in another way. Having it plugged in via USB-C to a computer, though, is a pretty thing to do, so I wonder what will happen? I'll keep an eye out for problems and report back if I find any.
I connected my camera to download photos, then turned it off while still connected and the charging symbol appeared. See
I'm pretty happy with this, because it allows me to travel even lighter - no battery charger or other adapter. Shoot during the day, charge overnight, which is a common usage scenario for me.
EDIT: P13 of this says that you shouldn't https://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/EOS-R-PDF-Specifications.pdf , but many of the resources I've seen said you couldn't charge in another way. Having it plugged in via USB-C to a computer, though, is a pretty thing to do, so I wonder what will happen? I'll keep an eye out for problems and report back if I find any.
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