Is there something in this firmware update to improve battery usage, or gaugeing or something?
Last night, I decided to see if I could run the R9 on 2 2,700mAh PowerEx AA's, and totally fill up my 8GB card.
24/48, display set to lowest brightness, monitoring on, plug-in power off/just using internal mics, etc.
I woke up this morning to a full card, and lots of battery life left. I moved the new files from the card, which meant the R9
was running for an additional 30 minutes. Then, I started recording again. I got about another 2.5 hours, or 2.5GB
before it shut off!
So, 10.5 hours on 2 rechargeable AA's. That has to be a record!
I'mgoing to try this again, as I can't believe it myself.
I could eliminate the 30 minutes spent transfering files off the R9 by using a card reader, and perhaps make 11 hours recording at 24/48.