OK All,
This is a science project. An interesting thing happened to me while I was photographing the eclipse. Since I knew for a fact that my puny Z8 battery would not handle four plus hours of recording ( shot over 2000 frames), I attached a big block charger (GOOLOO 4000A Peak Car Jump Starter) that is powerful enough to start a car, but has plenty of output ports, even a USB C, which is what I used to hook up to my Z8.
Well, what happened I believe, is that the current drain to charge the Z8, battery + the drain to take pictures was so small that the charging block ASSUMED it was not being used, and kept turning itself OFF every 10-15 minutes or so. Fortunately, I noticed this early on, and avoided a disaster. I kept turning it back on, and the internal battery took care of any periods when it was off.
On the other hand, my (EC Technology Portable Charger 22400mAh) External Battery Pack, High Speed Power Bank, attached to my GoPro did fine for the whole time. Matter of fact, I've used it overnight for Night-Lapse photography and had a bunch if charge left over. I just wasn't sure it was powerful enough for the Z8, and I was already using it for the GoPro.
So, having said all that, have any of you:
1. Used the Z8 or Z9 in this mode?
2. Have you had good luck with a charging block where it hasn't turned OFF during a long photography session?
If you have, any recommendations would be much appreciated.
Regards,
Eddie
This is a science project. An interesting thing happened to me while I was photographing the eclipse. Since I knew for a fact that my puny Z8 battery would not handle four plus hours of recording ( shot over 2000 frames), I attached a big block charger (GOOLOO 4000A Peak Car Jump Starter) that is powerful enough to start a car, but has plenty of output ports, even a USB C, which is what I used to hook up to my Z8.
Well, what happened I believe, is that the current drain to charge the Z8, battery + the drain to take pictures was so small that the charging block ASSUMED it was not being used, and kept turning itself OFF every 10-15 minutes or so. Fortunately, I noticed this early on, and avoided a disaster. I kept turning it back on, and the internal battery took care of any periods when it was off.
On the other hand, my (EC Technology Portable Charger 22400mAh) External Battery Pack, High Speed Power Bank, attached to my GoPro did fine for the whole time. Matter of fact, I've used it overnight for Night-Lapse photography and had a bunch if charge left over. I just wasn't sure it was powerful enough for the Z8, and I was already using it for the GoPro.
So, having said all that, have any of you:
1. Used the Z8 or Z9 in this mode?
2. Have you had good luck with a charging block where it hasn't turned OFF during a long photography session?
If you have, any recommendations would be much appreciated.
Regards,
Eddie