Any harm in leaving camera in standby mode?

benleez · 27th June 2004

During shoots, there might be periods of time when you are not shooting, ie. waiting for the next good shot... (up to maybe 10-15mins), is it ok to leave the camera in standby mode? (for quick startup for next shot)... any long term effects on the d.camera?

Gymrat76 · 27th June 2004

Are you referring to a point and shoot (compact) camera or an SLR? If the former, then the only problem you'd encounter is your batteries going flat faster

For SLR and DSLRs, there's no problem at all. Have left my D70 on by mistake and put in my bag only to discover later (about 6-7 hours later), but the batteries were still good for 400-500 shots

clive · 27th June 2004

no problem at all

Dennis · 27th June 2004

Not sure about the rest but on a D70 I thought that should be the way.
I have on many occasion leave it on for a few days only to discover that the battery is still good as new. So leaving it on for a days shoot should not be a problem.

Azure · 27th June 2004

Not an issue at all.

Have left mine S2 on standby for 2-3 days. The drain on battery is almost negligible.

LiOnElLiN · 27th June 2004

mine gets a little warm. especially when i shuff it back into by bag without remembering to switch it off.
comes in especially useful for transitions between a really cold place to a hot and humid place

behyx · 27th June 2004

Don't compare D70 with the rest of the cameras, D70 can easily go up to 2000 over shots with 1 full-charged batt. now that's scary.

benleez · 27th June 2004

hmm, mine's just a 'lowly' C750... batt life is ok lah, got spares

as long as it doesn't spoil the internals of the camera, then will leave it on standby on shoots... faster reaction time

27th June 2004	#1
benleez Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Reservoir Dude Posts: 495	Any harm in leaving camera in standby mode? During shoots, there might be periods of time when you are not shooting, ie. waiting for the next good shot... (up to maybe 10-15mins), is it ok to leave the camera in standby mode? (for quick startup for next shot)... any long term effects on the d.camera?

27th June 2004	#7
behyx Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: 180 Joo Chiat Road Posts: 2,578	Don't compare D70 with the rest of the cameras, D70 can easily go up to 2000 over shots with 1 full-charged batt. now that's scary. __________________ \| INTERIOR \| GOURMET \| WEDDING \| www.danielbeh.com \| BLOG \|

27th June 2004	#2
Gymrat76 Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,591	Are you referring to a point and shoot (compact) camera or an SLR? If the former, then the only problem you'd encounter is your batteries going flat faster For SLR and DSLRs, there's no problem at all. Have left my D70 on by mistake and put in my bag only to discover later (about 6-7 hours later), but the batteries were still good for 400-500 shots

27th June 2004	#3
clive Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,573	no problem at all

27th June 2004	#4
Dennis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 3,862	Not sure about the rest but on a D70 I thought that should be the way. I have on many occasion leave it on for a few days only to discover that the battery is still good as new. So leaving it on for a days shoot should not be a problem.

27th June 2004	#5
Azure Deregistered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: ClubSNAP community Posts: 2,783	Not an issue at all. Have left mine S2 on standby for 2-3 days. The drain on battery is almost negligible.

27th June 2004	#6
LiOnElLiN Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 813	mine gets a little warm. especially when i shuff it back into by bag without remembering to switch it off. comes in especially useful for transitions between a really cold place to a hot and humid place