D300 battery life

Has anyone else noticed drastically increased battery life with their D300

compared to a D200?

 

I shot some youth basketball last night and with only 18% battery life used, as

indicated by the menu display, I took 323 shots.

 

Conditions - Continuous servo, 9 point dynamic mode AF. ISO 3200, 1/250 at

f/3.2 manual exposure. 70-200 VR lens. Compressed 12-bit RAW.

 

I did a lot of sequences, so I was chimping minimally with the D300 compared to

how I usually shoot other things with the D200, but the 323 shots still

extrapolate to almost 1800 shots on one battery.<div></div>

That is completely expected, partly because the D300 uses a CMOS sensor instead of CCD on the D200. I have shoot 400 images with 8 AA's in the MB-D10 and it still shows full. That is why I think it is unnecessary to buy the EN-EL4 and charger for the MB-D10.

>>> That is completely expected, partly because the D300 uses a CMOS sensor instead of CCD on

the D200.

 

And, also aided by the fact that the processing/control integrated circuits in newer products

employ finer semiconductor geometries and better processes. From that comes lower power

dissipation as one of the benefits.

Hey Tom---As a long time user of the D200 and now also the D300, I find the the battery

life on my D300 easily 3-4 times longer. This is real progress. I also like the idea that the

battery is interchangable with D200 and also can be used in D70 when these cameras are

carried as backup bodies. I tend to use the battery packs on both cameras to have 2

batteries on board, thus twice the battery life and vert. shutter release.