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Originally Posted by Poita
What's the battery life like with an electronic viewfinder?
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Not huge Peter. Not only are you powering the EVF when your face is up to the window, but the 5-axis (up and down translate, yaw, pitch and roll) stabilisation system runs the whole time you're in stills mode. The camera actually emits a low hum when it's running - even if you switch IS off. Take the lens out and look at the sensor. It's sagged to the bottom of its cavity. Turn it on and watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTKgjA9Ixr0
It's why I've gone for the additional battery as part of the optional grip system. The camera allows you to choose which battery to consume first. Naturally, you'd choose the one in the grip as it is more accessible. Each one is written up by Olympus to give you 350 shots. Reports from users to date suggest closer to 500 per battery. Not too bad given that - so hopefully 800 between the two which is pretty-well a whole 16Gb card in RAW.