Quick question about Canon battery grip

ScarySquirrel · 24 Jun 2009 at 15:08

Hello.

I have a Canon 400D + BG-E3 battery grip.

The battery grip has a seperate on/off switch.

If the camera is OFF, and the battery grip is ON, does this run the battery down?

rpstewart · 24 Jun 2009 at 15:20

The on/off switch on the grip isn't a power switch, it controls whether the portrait grip shutter button & wheel are active or not.

ScarySquirrel · 24 Jun 2009 at 15:27

rpstewart said:
The on/off switch on the grip isn't a power switch, it controls whether the portrait grip shutter button & wheel are active or not.

Oh yes I know. But I wondered whether leaving that on all the time used the battery even if the camera wasn't on. Not sure I am wording my question very well.

Schizophonic · 24 Jun 2009 at 19:24

I've left the camera on, battery grip off and never found myself in the position that it drains out.

So no is your answer.

ScarySquirrel · 24 Jun 2009 at 21:03

Schizophonic said:
I've left the camera on, battery grip off and never found myself in the position that it drains out.

So no is your answer.

Do you mean camera OFF and battery grip ON? Because that is what I am asking.

FreeStream · 24 Jun 2009 at 21:05

Not in my experience!

2Thumbs · 24 Jun 2009 at 21:05

The grip buttons draw no power from the battery when the camera's off.

So there's no need. The on-off switch is only really for people with butter fingers and accidently fire the shutter when in landscape.

ScarySquirrel · 24 Jun 2009 at 21:11

2Thumbs said:
The grip buttons draw no power from the battery when the camera's off.

So there's no need. The on-off switch is only really for people with butter fingers and accidently fire the shutter when in landscape.

AWESOME. Exactly what I wanted to know. I shall leave that mofo switched on permanently then

Thanks

aztechnology · 25 Jun 2009 at 15:06

2Thumbs said:
The grip buttons draw no power from the battery when the camera's off.

So there's no need. The on-off switch is only really for people with butter fingers and accidently fire the shutter when in landscape.

And that doesn't matter these days. I always used to get the odd frame of feet and ground in the film days and think "another 50p" now I just delete it.

I still always left it on though.