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Finally got my Cannon Rebel Xst?
My first Digital SLR!
VERY excited as I opened up the box last night. I was surprised at how small it was. I expected a much bulker and heavier unit. Somehow, I expected a 12 meg camera with a 18 to 55 mm zoom lense to be more massive than my old 5 meg HP. Was a little worried about the light camera's stability, but it has an image stablizing feature in the lens, so, I look forward to trying it out.
Got it for a decent price from Amazon, but I offer a caution to others. Amazon has a feature that tells you "People who bought this product also purchased ..." and then a list of other things. On the page I viewed, among these other items was a UV filter. I knew this was a good idea to get one as this filter also provides scratch protection for the lens, so I added it to my shopping cart. But when it came, the filter was for a 55 mm lens and my Cannon came with a 58 mm.
The filter didn't fit.
It didn't cost much so it's no biggie, but, since I read a LOT of questions on Yahoo Answers about first time buyers of equipment, I offer this caveat. Read ALL the specs about products and accessories and make sure the pieces are compatible. I also ordered an extra battery pack and noticed that there are several that LOOK like the one for my Cannon, but are NOT the same.
My question: Anyone have any REAL LIFE experience on battery life? Cannon says around 600 shots without flash and about 500 with flash. Is this reasonably accurate? The reason I ask is that on a serious expedition in the field, I MIGHT shoot several hundred frames in a single day. I'm hoping two fully charged batteries will be enough, but I don't want to be caught short.
Thanks, all.
4 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
with a fully charged battery you should expect to get about 600-700 shots if you do not use the pop up flash and are not constantly scanning thru pics on the lcd.
cant tell you about with flash because I never use the popup... ok... occasionally in a pinch cuz its better than nothing. but I prefer off camera flash first and hot shoe 2nd. the popup is a last resort.
- Steve PLv 71 decade ago
Not to sound mean, but now that you are a Canon user, please learn to spell it correctly. It is NOT spelled Cannon. Ok?
The battery life numbers are pretty close, but you have to consider, that is for SHOTS. That does not mean gawking at the monitor after every shot or browsing through all your shots on the monitor. There will be times when you NEED to check the monitor for the histogram readout or to see if your exposure is correct in very tricky lighting situations. That is the number one advantage of digital over film, but you should not be a "chimper", meaning having the camera set to display the photo after every shot and looking at the monitor every time you take a shot. That is asinine and it WILL EAT UP battery life. Understanding exposure and metering is just as important with digital as with film. Know what you are doing and you do not have to be spending time and wasting battery power gawking at the monitor. Go in the menus and set the camera so it does NOT automatically display each shot after taken. Only use the monitor when YOU want to and NEED to.
That is the best REAL LIFE experience I can give you.
steve
- 1 decade ago
> Cannon says around 600 shots without flash and about 500 with flash. Is this reasonably accurate?
I used to use Canon 10D. We used to get over 1000 shots per charge. I suspect they "lowered" it for beginner camera to 600. That number 600 sound reasonable.
The 500 number is probably not realistic. It is VERY difficult to estimate as some FLASH are more battery draining (darker, and bigger room). Even in small room, I would think that number is with ISO pumped up.
Good luck.......
- hawkLv 51 decade ago
hi congrats , i use a 20d canon , i take 2 fully charged batteries , this is usually enough , i keep one battery in a holder designed for cards neoprene zip up kept in my pocket warmth gives more life , but do get the correct size filter asap cheaper than a lens replacement , happy shooting
