5D MkIV battery life vs 5DIII

[pwp]

The battery life in my twin battery gripped 5DIII was nothing short of incredible. I hardly chimp, and could get 2-3000 shots in a busy day. My new (two days ago) 5DIV with grip & two new genuine LP-E6n batteries is pathetic by comparison. I'll be needing an extra set of LP-E6n's.

Yes, GPS is off and WiFi is off. The battery was showing half full after just a few hundred shots. Just stills, no live view. I appreciate there is more going on with the 5DIV, not least the touch screen. Being new, I was chimping more than usual, and doing more menu dives than usual, but even so, this thing is eating up the power!

Is this typical for the 5DIV?

Thank you in advance.

-pw

 

[tpatana]

I can't compare too good yet since my usage has been different (quite often some video with live view), but at least studio I can go ~1000 shots with fair amount of chimping on single battery (and still not battery empty), although I carry always two and I want to get the grip when it comes down in price a bit. Studio portrait is pita on non-gripped when you're used to big boys.

 

[Roo]

It seems to be the case. I could get well over 1k shots from the Mark 3 without a grip but with the Mark 4 I'm around 900.

 

[romanr74]

The trade-off of compatibility...

 

[Deleted member 7828]

Having both cameras, yes, I notice the 5D4 is more demanding of battery power - especially when using the standard LP-E6.

P.S. sorry for the silly question but...what does it mean to "chimp"?

 

[AlanF]

Having both cameras, yes, I notice the 5D4 is more demanding of battery power - especially when using the standard LP-E6.

P.S. sorry for the silly question but...what does it mean to "chimp"?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimping

 

[cpsico]

Yes its eats battery power much faster, I have considered getting the grip but I really like this camera for its smaller form factor. I settled on more batteries for now.

The battery life in my twin battery gripped 5DIII was nothing short of incredible. I hardly chimp, and could get 2-3000 shots in a busy day. My new (two days ago) 5DIV with grip & two new genuine LP-E6n batteries is pathetic by comparison. I'll be needing an extra set of LP-E6n's.

Yes, GPS is off and WiFi is off. The battery was showing half full after just a few hundred shots. Just stills, no live view. I appreciate there is more going on with the 5DIV, not least the touch screen. Being new, I was chimping more than usual, and doing more menu dives than usual, but even so, this thing is eating up the power!

Is this typical for the 5DIV?

Thank you in advance.

-pw

 

[Bennymiata]

It's called chimping because when you see a good picture on your screen, you go ooh, ooh and otherwise make a noise like a chimpanzee.

 

[YuengLinger]

It seems to be the case. I could get well over 1k shots from the Mark 3 without a grip but with the Mark 4 I'm around 900.

Same experience for me, more or less, though this was mentioned in several reviews when it was first released.

I avoid putting the older batteries in it, assuming without facts that it might not burst as fast...

Also not using GPS or wireless. Speculating...new processors draw more power, as might the VF display, AF implementation, lighter meter...And maybe Canon added a feature which has no other purpose than generating more battery sales? ;D

And, yes, the 5DIII battery life is amazing.

 

[Roo]

It seems to be the case. I could get well over 1k shots from the Mark 3 without a grip but with the Mark 4 I'm around 900.

Same experience for me, more or less, though this was mentioned in several reviews when it was first released.

I avoid putting the older batteries in it, assuming without facts that it might not burst as fast...

Also not using GPS or wireless. Speculating...new processors draw more power, as might the VF display, AF implementation, lighter meter...And maybe Canon added a feature which has no other purpose than generating more battery sales? ;D

And, yes, the 5DIII battery life is amazing.

Funnily enough, today I used one of the older LP-E6 batteries in it and there was no noticeable difference in the burst rate but then I usually only do a max of 3 shots per burst. I ended up with 720 shots for the day and still had 18% battery left.

 

[YuengLinger]

It seems to be the case. I could get well over 1k shots from the Mark 3 without a grip but with the Mark 4 I'm around 900.

Same experience for me, more or less, though this was mentioned in several reviews when it was first released.

I avoid putting the older batteries in it, assuming without facts that it might not burst as fast...

Also not using GPS or wireless. Speculating...new processors draw more power, as might the VF display, AF implementation, lighter meter...And maybe Canon added a feature which has no other purpose than generating more battery sales? ;D

And, yes, the 5DIII battery life is amazing.

Funnily enough, today I used one of the older LP-E6 batteries in it and there was no noticeable difference in the burst rate but then I usually only do a max of 3 shots per burst. I ended up with 720 shots for the day and still had 18% battery left.

I don't doubt things are the same. I'm just superstitious, and I thought that one reason for the new battery was to deliver a little more jolt to the AF of the 7DII, which gets used on big whites. So I just conflated that and thought there might be a micro advantage on the 5DIV.

 

[RunAndGun]

This has been brought up before, but when the battery drops to ~40%-~50%, the burst rate drops significantly. Not really a huge deal unless you shoot sports, but a huge deal if you shoot sports.

 

[Donkey_Kong]

Strange. I find that the LP-E6n in the 5DIV has a lifespan basically identical to that of the LP-E6 in the 5DIII.

 

[Grant Atkinson]

The battery life in my twin battery gripped 5DIII was nothing short of incredible. I hardly chimp, and could get 2-3000 shots in a busy day. My new (two days ago) 5DIV with grip & two new genuine LP-E6n batteries is pathetic by comparison. I'll be needing an extra set of LP-E6n's.

Yes, GPS is off and WiFi is off. The battery was showing half full after just a few hundred shots. Just stills, no live view. I appreciate there is more going on with the 5DIV, not least the touch screen. Being new, I was chimping more than usual, and doing more menu dives than usual, but even so, this thing is eating up the power!

Is this typical for the 5DIV?


Thank you in advance.

-pw

Hi PWP

Not sure of your shooting preferences but to get the most out of the 5d4 batteries there are some things you might be able to do. If you shoot RAW only and dont have need of the jpg enhancements that run in-camera, you can switch off all noise reduction, as well as Auto Lighting optimizer, Highlight tone priority and also the lens corrections (vignetting, CA, distortion etc). Even if you only shoot RAW, those processes run for each shot when the little jpeg for the rear screen is built and they use power, more of it due to the bigger file sizes.
You can also reduce the amount of seconds that the shot just taken shows for on the rear screen to a minimum.
I also set the camera's internal timer to the minimum amount of time before it goes into standby mode.

With the 5Dmk4 running that way i usually get just over a 1000 shots to a charge, and that includes a little live view work typically and a little chimping.
Cheers
Grant