todd1664878707 Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 I did a search on this, but couldn't find the answer I was looking for. For those with experience with the D200, how does battery life compare to the D70? I'm about to order one, and didn't know if I should pick up the vertical grip to go along with it. With my D70, I easily got 600-700 exposures without replacing the battery. Could I do the same with the D200? I realize there are many factors which affect battery life, so I'm just talking ballpark numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivek iyer Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Good question. My memory has it (as having seen somewhere) that the battery only lasts for 3-400 exposures and not 1,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjacksonphoto Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 I haven't done a head to head comparison but I haven't noticed much difference in battery life from my D70. Nikon rates the D200 at 340 (flash with every shot) to 1800 (jpeg basic, no flash). You can check dpreview.com's review for more detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicaglow Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 My D200 sucks the life out of the batteries<g>. I bought the MB200 grip and the extra battery it holds and now enjoy more reasonable shooting capability. In my experience, the D200 gets fewer shots than what my manual says, but the MB200 gives me a good days worth of shooting, unless I use the flash. Then it drains the life out of the camera. I shoot main RAW + Basic and usually get 300-400 shots on 2 batteries, but then I review nearly every shot in LCD for what I use it for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rombon Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 With the D200 the battery life is much shorter. Typically I get about 250 exposures (RAW) from a fresh charged battery. I check the histogram after almost every shot and the LCD screen seems to be the main contributor to the battery drain. I have the vertical grip and find it useful but you must be aware that the D200 with the grip is really very big camera. Regards, Marko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkka_nissila Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Big LCD screens seem to be a major consumer of power. My battery on the D70 usually runs out when I'm reviewing and deleting shots. I don't keep auto-playback on and this way if I just shoot it'll last quite long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_sokal___dallas__tx Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 I find it definitely isn't as good as the D-70, thoguh it's still good., and that the vertical grip is a worthwhile addition, especially when you hang something like the 70-200VR off the camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappoldt Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Same as above - and I'm pretty certain it's the ginormous LCD that does most of the power drinking. Battery grip makes it all better, you're fine for a day's shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce_rubenstein Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Take a look at Bjorn's review. The data is useful for seeing the effect of different file types and sizes. What I've found out is that if you turn that LCD on, either to check shots or make menu changes, it really kills the battery. When shooting a wedding (not the formals with separate lights and critical checks) 500 shots, with a quick check here and there, is pretty reasonable. For right now, I bought two extra batteries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned1 Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 The D200 eats batteries. With the D70 I was able to do an entire wedding with one battery. I did my first wedding last week with my D200. I brought along a spare battery just in case. Before the banquet was over both batteries were exhausted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph_smith3 Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 My D 200 is my first digital camera. I have found that accessing info on the menus and changing menu settings is a huge drain on the batteries in my MB-d200. Using the LCD screen to view the image and histogram is another big drain. Taking RAW images is not that bad. I discovered the hard way that one day in the field (One and a half 2 GB cards) killed two of the batteries that fit into the MB-d200. I have not found that flash use has that much impact on the batteries. Joe Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjacksonphoto Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Maybe I'm getting better performance because I don't use auto-review and don't look at the LCD much. Phil Askey does include "good battery life" as one of the pro's of the D200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappoldt Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 How many shots were 2.5 2-gig cards? I have to constantly remind myself that that'd likely translate to an awful lot of rolls of film, and that I should remember that the cost of processing two such shoot's film batch would equal four spare batteries! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukas_jenkins Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 I just got home from a championship basketball game. The Phelps School vs. Wyncote, Phelps took home the trophy. Anyway I shot 328 photographs, RAW (uncompressed) + JPEG Fine (size Priority), totaling 5 GB worth of data. I shot with the vertical grip with two batteries but only one battery was used the whole game. All 328 pictures were taken off the power of one battery back that reads 49% remaining right now. I only looked at the LCD maybe 5-6 times but you have to say that the D200 is excellent on battery life, if your not staring at the screen all day. Approximately 1200 shots per 2 battery packs in the MB- D200 is way more than enough for me or anyone to take in a day. Lukas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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