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<blockquote data-quote="Pete6" data-source="post: 846825" data-attributes="member: 70458">Good input.&nbsp; Thanks.&nbsp; I asked Anthropic's Claude AI this morning and it pointed out that the battery icon may only be present in the viewfinder when the battery is running down.&nbsp; Battery status is permanently visible on the LCD screen and on demand on the rear screen.&nbsp; It keeps the viewfinder less cluttered.&nbsp; I am now in the process of discharging my battery to prove what Claude advised.Your comment about Z bodies only allowing genuine OEM Nikon batteries is pretty much in line with the world today.&nbsp; Companies want you locked into their ecosystem and only theirs.&nbsp; They say that it is about quality and customer experience enhancements.&nbsp; It reality they just want your money. Tesla do the same and Generac, who make home standby generators have now encrypted all their data from their generators so that you have to use their app and their dealer network.&nbsp; I did not buy Tesla or Generac and I probably won't but a Z8 but for a multitude of different reasons.Edit:&nbsp; It turned out that Claude the AI was absolutely correct.&nbsp; It said that the battery icon would not be visible in the viewfinder until the battery charge was low (I do not know what percentage consttutes low).&nbsp; &nbsp; The two new 3rd party batteries showed up from Amazon and both carried less than 50% charge upon receipt.&nbsp; Both showed the battery icon in the viewfinder.&nbsp; My other battery sits at about 80% (4 bars) and it does not display an icon.Thanks for all your help.Pete</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pete6, post: 846825, member: 70458"] Good input. Thanks. I asked Anthropic's Claude AI this morning and it pointed out that the battery icon may only be present in the viewfinder when the battery is running down. Battery status is permanently visible on the LCD screen and on demand on the rear screen. It keeps the viewfinder less cluttered. I am now in the process of discharging my battery to prove what Claude advised. Your comment about Z bodies only allowing genuine OEM Nikon batteries is pretty much in line with the world today. Companies want you locked into their ecosystem and only theirs. They say that it is about quality and customer experience enhancements. It reality they just want your money. Tesla do the same and Generac, who make home standby generators have now encrypted all their data from their generators so that you have to use their app and their dealer network. I did not buy Tesla or Generac and I probably won't but a Z8 but for a multitude of different reasons. Edit: It turned out that Claude the AI was absolutely correct. It said that the battery icon would not be visible in the viewfinder until the battery charge was low (I do not know what percentage consttutes low). The two new 3rd party batteries showed up from Amazon and both carried less than 50% charge upon receipt. Both showed the battery icon in the viewfinder. My other battery sits at about 80% (4 bars) and it does not display an icon. Thanks for all your help. Pete [/QUOTE]

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