rks
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Is anyone using this in their housing? It seems like a great solution to the power hungry A6300/A6500 cameras and especially as you have to use the internal strobe and burn even more battery, but I was reading the manual and something it in it has to be wrong: 36331 Battery pack for NA-A6500.pdf
At the bottom of the instructions it says this:
That would largely make this unusable IMHO. I mean would I Start the dive without a full camera battery? This would mean this pack won't work to do what it actually should be doing which is extending the life of the camera.
At the bottom of the instructions it says this:
Tips:
It is suggested to always check if the battery pack is active before going into water. The battery pack will be inactive once the camera battery is fully charged. Re-plug in the micro USB cable is required to re-activate the battery pack.
It is suggested to always check if the battery pack is active before going into water. The battery pack will be inactive once the camera battery is fully charged. Re-plug in the micro USB cable is required to re-activate the battery pack.
That would largely make this unusable IMHO. I mean would I Start the dive without a full camera battery? This would mean this pack won't work to do what it actually should be doing which is extending the life of the camera.