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Is Auto Focus effected by low battery


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ml_work

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Nikon D5600 / Nikon 25-140 lens

I have noticed sometime when I press the button half way the auto focus does not work. I have to push it a few times and then it will work correct. I thought maybe it was just me, then last weekend I was going to take a picture of my granddaughter by a helicopter and she was scared so the pilot said he would take one of both of us. He mentioned the auto focus seemed to not be working, the he said it was.

The battery was low, not sure if it has ben low the other times but will be paying attention to it now. I know when the battery gets to a certain point it will not let you take pictures, it locks the shutter but you can still access the camera.

Could this be the battery?

 



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It's very hard to tell if the battery level is the cause. Low battery can affect several camera functions but there could also be a number of other reasons for the problem.

First of all does the problem go away using a fully charged battery?

To eliminate any problem with the shutter release button, try focusing using the rear AE/AF button.

A standard suggestion when there is a problem with camera/lens funktions is to clean the electrical contacts.



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Low battery is not reliable, focusing will be slower
and using the back screen also uses a lot of power.



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Easy enough to test, does it focus correctly with a fully charged battery? If so you got your answer.

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if have low battery it will effect how you shoot. 



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Thanks to all for your replies. I have a fresh battery on this weekend and have not noticed the hesitation / delay to auto focus. As I said I have just noticed this the past few weeks, so can not say for sure that it has not happened with a full charge. I am old school on running a battery down complete before I recharge. If we leave home to go shooting and the battery is a bit low, I always take the second one for a quick swap if needed. I will monitor this now and post back after more detail. But you have answered my question that the low batter could cause the delay.

Thanks



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Why do you run your batteries down? This was good practice 20 years ago, when all we had were NiCd cells. Lithium-based batteries have never had the so-called memory-effect that the full discharge was meant to counteract. The same goes for NiMH cells. Modern batteries will have longer life if you don't let them go down unnecessarily low before charging.



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Why do you run your batteries down? This was good practice 20 years ago, when all we had were NiCd cells. Lithium-based batteries have never had the so-called memory-effect that the full discharge was meant to counteract. The same goes for NiMH cells. Modern batteries will have longer life if you don't let them go down unnecessarily low before charging.


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Why work with batteries that won't support your efforts!