BG2 battery grip

dafiryde · 11-13-2008, 01:13 PM

good day to you all, i am once agaig in need of your assistance.
with one battery in camera and one in the grip, and menu set at grip first.
I assume the power would be drained from the battery in the grip first,
1- is the power then transfered automatically to the battery in the camera after the grip battery is exhausted ?
2- do you get some kind of notice or warning signal that the power is now coming from the camera battery?
3- do you only find out when both batteries are dead ?

Dave

bigben91682 · 11-13-2008, 04:17 PM

I use the same set-up, but rarely get to the point where the grip dies and goes to the camera, but the few times it has, it gives a low (empty) battery warning before switching over to the in camera battery, it not a significant warning, easily missed IMHO.

creampuff · 11-13-2008, 04:18 PM

Download the Pentax K20D manual
http://www.pentax.jp/english/support/man-pdf/k20d.pdf
Go to page 234. You will find your answer there.

Download the K10D manual
http://www.pentax.jp/english/support/man-pdf/k10d.pdf
Go to page 198. You will find your answer there.

mysterick · 11-13-2008, 04:26 PM

But when the grip battery runs out the camera shuts down for me. I have to turn it off and then back on for the body battery to function. It doesn't seem automatic in my case. Any others?

dafiryde · 11-13-2008, 04:42 PM

Originally posted by creampuff

Download the K10D manual
http://www.pentax.jp/english/support/man-pdf/k10d.pdf
Go to page 198. You will find your answer there.

checked that page but it does not answer any of my questions

Dave

bigben91682 · 11-13-2008, 05:19 PM

Originally posted by mysterick

But when the grip battery runs out the camera shuts down for me. I have to turn it off and then back on for the body battery to function. It doesn't seem automatic in my case. Any others?

Actually now that I think about it I had to "reboot" as well.

bigben91682 · 11-13-2008, 05:21 PM

Originally posted by dafiryde

checked that page but it does not answer any of my questions

Dave

When the currently selected battery runs out as a result of the check, Battery
depleted] appears on the monitor. Turn the camera off and on again, and the
camera will switch to the remaining battery.

from the K20D Manual

Jodokast96 · 11-13-2008, 06:43 PM

What does happen from time to time, though, is that if you turn the camer off for a time after that, the little bit of juice left in the grip battery is just enough to power it back on for a short period of time, causing you to have to repeat the process again (the reverse is also true if set to Body First). Depending on what/when/where/how I'm shooting, I'll sometimes jump into the menu and then set it to either Both or Body First. Taking the battery out of the grip would also work.

11-13-2008, 01:13 PM	#1
dafiryde Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Trinidad and Tobago Posts: 419	BG2 battery grip good day to you all, i am once agaig in need of your assistance. with one battery in camera and one in the grip, and menu set at grip first. I assume the power would be drained from the battery in the grip first, 1- is the power then transfered automatically to the battery in the camera after the grip battery is exhausted ? 2- do you get some kind of notice or warning signal that the power is now coming from the camera battery? 3- do you only find out when both batteries are dead ? Dave

11-13-2008, 04:26 PM	#4
mysterick Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 44266 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 567	Same here But when the grip battery runs out the camera shuts down for me. I have to turn it off and then back on for the body battery to function. It doesn't seem automatic in my case. Any others?

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11-13-2008, 04:17 PM	#2
bigben91682 Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 728	I use the same set-up, but rarely get to the point where the grip dies and goes to the camera, but the few times it has, it gives a low (empty) battery warning before switching over to the in camera battery, it not a significant warning, easily missed IMHO.

11-13-2008, 04:18 PM	#3
creampuff Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,953	Download the Pentax K20D manual http://www.pentax.jp/english/support/man-pdf/k20d.pdf Go to page 234. You will find your answer there. Download the K10D manual http://www.pentax.jp/english/support/man-pdf/k10d.pdf Go to page 198. You will find your answer there.

11-13-2008, 04:42 PM	#5
dafiryde Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Trinidad and Tobago Posts: 419 Original Poster	Originally posted by creampuff Download the K10D manual http://www.pentax.jp/english/support/man-pdf/k10d.pdf Go to page 198. You will find your answer there. checked that page but it does not answer any of my questions Dave

11-13-2008, 05:19 PM	#6
bigben91682 Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 728	Originally posted by mysterick But when the grip battery runs out the camera shuts down for me. I have to turn it off and then back on for the body battery to function. It doesn't seem automatic in my case. Any others? Actually now that I think about it I had to "reboot" as well.

11-13-2008, 05:21 PM	#7
bigben91682 Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 728	Originally posted by dafiryde checked that page but it does not answer any of my questions Dave When the currently selected battery runs out as a result of the check, Battery depleted] appears on the monitor. Turn the camera off and on again, and the camera will switch to the remaining battery. from the K20D Manual

11-13-2008, 06:43 PM	#8
Jodokast96 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Erial, NJ USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,134	What does happen from time to time, though, is that if you turn the camer off for a time after that, the little bit of juice left in the grip battery is just enough to power it back on for a short period of time, causing you to have to repeat the process again (the reverse is also true if set to Body First). Depending on what/when/where/how I'm shooting, I'll sometimes jump into the menu and then set it to either Both or Body First. Taking the battery out of the grip would also work.