Battery in the K-1: how long does it last?

Docrwm · 04-06-2019, 03:32 AM

I shot 1200 photos yesterday with minimal use of live view and recharged 2 batteries last night. So 600+ images per battery (1 Pentax and 1 Wasahbi). Is that pretty typical for the K-1 on battery usage?

**robgski** · 04-06-2019, 03:49 AM

I haven't made a study of it, but that does seem about the same as what I have experienced. The battery life is generally long enough that I only have swap out or recharge batteries every few days,..I never leave the house without at least one spare. I will be out on Sunday for what should be several hours of near-continuous shooting, I will start the day with a fresh battery and see how long it lasts.

D1N0 · 04-06-2019, 03:51 AM

I use the back lcd a lot for shooting manually It probably last less than your average mirrorless for me.

joergens.mi · 04-06-2019, 06:22 AM - **2 Likes**

1200 is quite normal for me with one pentax battery with my K-1, but I'm nearly not using the LCD and the camera goes to sleep after one minute.
My youngest is about 3 years, 3 others are more than 5 years no difference

Last edited by joergens.mi; 04-06-2019 at 02:03 PM.

Durf · 04-06-2019, 07:46 AM

I shoot most of the time in live view fine focusing old manual lenses and the battery life seems extremely great. I haven't ever did a count but I imagine I'm getting at least 300+ images per battery or almost 6 to 8 hrs when using live view most of the time. I shoot a little bit almost daily and a battery lasts a week or so. If I'm spending a full day shooting mostly in live view I do sometimes go through a full battery and need to put a fresh one in before the end of the day.
I am surprised at how long a battery will last in my K1 when shooting a lot in live view.....

Medex · 04-06-2019, 10:33 AM - **1 Like**

about 1000 pictures without using LiveView is normal for new battery

Docrwm · 04-06-2019, 04:25 PM

Thanks for the input. Appreciate it.

Wheatfield · 04-07-2019, 09:55 AM

Originally posted by Docrwm

I shot 1200 photos yesterday with minimal use of live view and recharged 2 batteries last night. So 600+ images per battery (1 Pentax and 1 Wasahbi). Is that pretty typical for the K-1 on battery usage?

That sounds about right. The K1 is a lot more power hungry than the smaller cameras that use the same battery.

joergens.mi · 04-07-2019, 02:51 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Wheatfield

That sounds about right. The K1 is a lot more power hungry than the smaller cameras that use the same battery.

I do not think there are a lot of cameras with this capacity on one battery. This camera is not power hungry. My k3 and k5 habe nearly the same numbers

Wheatfield · 04-07-2019, 03:07 PM

Originally posted by joergens.mi

I do not think there are a lot of cameras with this capacity on one battery. This camera is not power hungry. My k3 and k5 habe nearly the same numbers

My first shoot with a K7 was somewhere around 1500 exposures, I recall my K5 and K3 were lower, but still in the 1000 or so range. My K1 is much lower, 500-700 exposures.

lesmore49 · 04-07-2019, 03:13 PM

Actually sounds better than what I get, but then again, I cannot resist admiring my pictures...so I review my images on the monitor a lot.

Docrwm · 04-07-2019, 03:24 PM

Originally posted by lesmore49

Actually sounds better than what I get, but then again, I cannot resist admiring my pictures...so I review my images on the monitor a lot.

I have the 1s review set for events, but don't use GPS, WiFi, LV, or any of the other power hogs on the camera. 2nd day of shooting almost identical to the first with 1350 shots on 2 batteries (neither was depleted completely - one was last bar yellow, other was 2 yellow). Happy with the performance, but also happy I had a battery grip on the camera and 2 more batteries in the bag

lesmore49 · 04-07-2019, 04:37 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Docrwm

I have the 1s review set for events, but don't use GPS, WiFi, LV, or any of the other power hogs on the camera. 2nd day of shooting almost identical to the first with 1350 shots on 2 batteries (neither was depleted completely - one was last bar yellow, other was 2 yellow). Happy with the performance, but also happy I had a battery grip on the camera and 2 more batteries in the bag

I also don't use GPS, WiFi and rarely use LV and also have a battery grip with a spare, charged battery ready to go. Doing things this way I've never had any issues with being shut down due to no battery power. That happened once back when I used my K10D w/o a battery grip or a spare battery...learned my lesson and never again

and got a grip, extra battery dor the K10D and K5...and K1.

I carry my Ricoh GR ll in a very small belt loop bag and have a spare, charged battery in the bag, along with the GR ll.

joergens.mi · 04-07-2019, 11:33 PM

With my K1 the GPS is allways on, but I don't use WiFi and it is switched off. I rarely check pictures in the view mode. The camera goes to sleep after 1 Minute without action. I'm using the battery grip, setting the camera to use the grip first. I never use the mode where the camera decides which battery to use. Therefore I know when the first battery gets empty and I could easily exchange the battery in the grip. But normally I don't have to exchange the battery even on a three hour concert shooting with roundabout 1500 pictures using AFC-mode and Hi-speed picture rate with the Sigma 70-200 2.8.

bdery · 04-09-2019, 05:06 AM

I rarely let my batteries deplete completely before recharging. Several hundred shots is a good number, I probably change them between 400 and 600 shots before I think about recharging.

04-06-2019, 03:32 AM	#1
Docrwm Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Somewhere in the Southern US Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,285	Battery in the K-1: how long does it last? I shot 1200 photos yesterday with minimal use of live view and recharged 2 batteries last night. So 600+ images per battery (1 Pentax and 1 Wasahbi). Is that pretty typical for the K-1 on battery usage?

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04-06-2019, 03:49 AM	#2
robgski Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,796	I haven't made a study of it, but that does seem about the same as what I have experienced. The battery life is generally long enough that I only have swap out or recharge batteries every few days,..I never leave the house without at least one spare. I will be out on Sunday for what should be several hours of near-continuous shooting, I will start the day with a fresh battery and see how long it lasts.

04-06-2019, 03:51 AM	#3
D1N0 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Location: --- Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,802	I use the back lcd a lot for shooting manually It probably last less than your average mirrorless for me.

04-06-2019, 06:22 AM - 2 Likes	#4
joergens.mi Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 408	1200 is quite normal for me with one pentax battery with my K-1, but I'm nearly not using the LCD and the camera goes to sleep after one minute. My youngest is about 3 years, 3 others are more than 5 years no difference Last edited by joergens.mi; 04-06-2019 at 02:03 PM.

04-06-2019, 07:46 AM	#5
Durf Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: North Georgia Mountains Posts: 103	I shoot most of the time in live view fine focusing old manual lenses and the battery life seems extremely great. I haven't ever did a count but I imagine I'm getting at least 300+ images per battery or almost 6 to 8 hrs when using live view most of the time. I shoot a little bit almost daily and a battery lasts a week or so. If I'm spending a full day shooting mostly in live view I do sometimes go through a full battery and need to put a fresh one in before the end of the day. I am surprised at how long a battery will last in my K1 when shooting a lot in live view.....

04-06-2019, 10:33 AM - 1 Like	#6
Medex Pentaxian Join Date: May 2013 Location: Vilnius Posts: 1,020	about 1000 pictures without using LiveView is normal for new battery

04-06-2019, 04:25 PM	#7
Docrwm Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Somewhere in the Southern US Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,285 Original Poster	Thanks for the input. Appreciate it.

04-07-2019, 09:55 AM	#8
Wheatfield Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The wheatfields of Canada Posts: 15,981	Originally posted by Docrwm I shot 1200 photos yesterday with minimal use of live view and recharged 2 batteries last night. So 600+ images per battery (1 Pentax and 1 Wasahbi). Is that pretty typical for the K-1 on battery usage? That sounds about right. The K1 is a lot more power hungry than the smaller cameras that use the same battery.

04-07-2019, 02:51 PM - 1 Like	#9
joergens.mi Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 408	Originally posted by Wheatfield That sounds about right. The K1 is a lot more power hungry than the smaller cameras that use the same battery. I do not think there are a lot of cameras with this capacity on one battery. This camera is not power hungry. My k3 and k5 habe nearly the same numbers

04-07-2019, 03:07 PM	#10
Wheatfield Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The wheatfields of Canada Posts: 15,981	Originally posted by joergens.mi I do not think there are a lot of cameras with this capacity on one battery. This camera is not power hungry. My k3 and k5 habe nearly the same numbers My first shoot with a K7 was somewhere around 1500 exposures, I recall my K5 and K3 were lower, but still in the 1000 or so range. My K1 is much lower, 500-700 exposures.

04-07-2019, 03:13 PM	#11
lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,342	Actually sounds better than what I get, but then again, I cannot resist admiring my pictures...so I review my images on the monitor a lot.

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04-07-2019, 03:24 PM	#12
Docrwm Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Somewhere in the Southern US Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,285 Original Poster	Originally posted by lesmore49 Actually sounds better than what I get, but then again, I cannot resist admiring my pictures...so I review my images on the monitor a lot. I have the 1s review set for events, but don't use GPS, WiFi, LV, or any of the other power hogs on the camera. 2nd day of shooting almost identical to the first with 1350 shots on 2 batteries (neither was depleted completely - one was last bar yellow, other was 2 yellow). Happy with the performance, but also happy I had a battery grip on the camera and 2 more batteries in the bag

04-07-2019, 04:37 PM - 1 Like	#13
lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,342	Originally posted by Docrwm I have the 1s review set for events, but don't use GPS, WiFi, LV, or any of the other power hogs on the camera. 2nd day of shooting almost identical to the first with 1350 shots on 2 batteries (neither was depleted completely - one was last bar yellow, other was 2 yellow). Happy with the performance, but also happy I had a battery grip on the camera and 2 more batteries in the bag I also don't use GPS, WiFi and rarely use LV and also have a battery grip with a spare, charged battery ready to go. Doing things this way I've never had any issues with being shut down due to no battery power. That happened once back when I used my K10D w/o a battery grip or a spare battery...learned my lesson and never again and got a grip, extra battery dor the K10D and K5...and K1. I carry my Ricoh GR ll in a very small belt loop bag and have a spare, charged battery in the bag, along with the GR ll.

04-07-2019, 11:33 PM	#14
joergens.mi Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 408	With my K1 the GPS is allways on, but I don't use WiFi and it is switched off. I rarely check pictures in the view mode. The camera goes to sleep after 1 Minute without action. I'm using the battery grip, setting the camera to use the grip first. I never use the mode where the camera decides which battery to use. Therefore I know when the first battery gets empty and I could easily exchange the battery in the grip. But normally I don't have to exchange the battery even on a three hour concert shooting with roundabout 1500 pictures using AFC-mode and Hi-speed picture rate with the Sigma 70-200 2.8.

04-09-2019, 05:06 AM	#15
bdery Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Quebec city, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,357	I rarely let my batteries deplete completely before recharging. Several hundred shots is a good number, I probably change them between 400 and 600 shots before I think about recharging.